H-1B sponsorWIUpdated Jun 2026

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE. Filed 2,182 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a WI headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

50.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a public research institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that has sponsored H-1B visa petitions for specialty occupation workers. From 2010 through 2025, the university filed 2,182 H-1B applications, with peak activity occurring in the mid-2010s (200–250 filings annually through 2018). In FY2025, UW-Milwaukee filed only 2 H-1B petitions with a 50% certification rate.

The university's H-1B sponsorship focuses heavily on academic and research roles. Biological Technicians represent the largest category at 637 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (449), Physicists (361), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (222), and other life scientists (124). This profile reflects UW-Milwaukee's emphasis on STEM fields and research support.

Overall, the university achieved a 9% certification rate across all filings from 2010–2025, with no denials or withdrawals on record. The sharp decline in filings after 2019 suggests reduced reliance on the H-1B program in recent years.

UW-Milwaukee H-1B sponsor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee visa filings
H-1B biological science teacher
Wisconsin H-1B employer
academic H-1B sponsorship

Outcome breakdown

Share of UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified50.0%

Cert-withdrawn50.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-4021	Biological Technicians	637
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	449
3	19-2012	Physicists	361
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	222
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	124
6	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	98
7	15-1252	Software Developers	34
8	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	30
9	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	18

Biological Technicians

637

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

449

Physicists

361

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

222

Biological Scientists, All Other

124

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Software Developers

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Systems Analysts

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	268
FY2011	230
FY2012	211
FY2013	232
FY2014	182
FY2015	212
FY2016	248
FY2017	219
FY2018	242
FY2019	134
FY2024	2
FY2025	2

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