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Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Filed 281 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a nonprofit research organization in Massachusetts that has filed 281 H-1B petitions between 2010 and 2026. The institute maintains an 84.34% certification rate on its labor condition applications, with 3.2% withdrawn and 4.27% denied.

The institute's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in specialized research roles. Biochemists and biophysicists account for 190 filings (68% of total), followed by biological technicians with 44 filings. Smaller numbers of petitions have been filed for biological scientists, atmospheric and space scientists, and medical scientists. This occupational focus reflects the institute's mission in advanced biomedical research.

In FY2026, Whitehead filed 9 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Historical volume peaked in the early 2010s, declined through the mid-2010s and early 2020s, and has recovered modestly since 2024.

Whitehead Institute H-1B sponsor
H-1B biochemist researcher Massachusetts
Whitehead Institute visa filings
research institute H-1B petitions
biomedical researcher visa
H-1B certification rate

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	84.3%
Cert-withdrawn	8.2%
Withdrawn	3.2%
Denied	4.3%

Certified84.3%

Cert-withdrawn8.2%

Withdrawn3.2%

Denied4.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	190
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	44
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	8
4	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	7
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	6
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	4
7	15-1252	Software Developers	3
8	29-2012	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	2
9	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	2
10	15-2041	Statisticians	1

Biochemists and Biophysicists

190

Biological Technicians

Biological Scientists, All Other

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Data Scientists

Software Developers

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Accountants and Auditors

Statisticians

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	26
FY2011	28
FY2012	29
FY2013	21
FY2014	25
FY2015	18
FY2016	18
FY2017	21
FY2018	23
FY2019	21
FY2021	5
FY2022	2
FY2023	3
FY2024	14
FY2025	18
FY2026	9

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