National Institutes Of Health/Hhs - Employer Overview, H1B Visas, Green Cards, Salaries, Jobs, Contacts & Reviews

Overview

Update(1/9/26): In fiscal year 2025, National Institutes Of Health/Hhs filed 238 LCAs for H-1B visas, no labor petitions for green cards, and 8 requests for prevailing wage determination.

Update(12/16/2025): We’ve recently added H-1B visa approval and denial history from USCIS(2017–2025) and H-1B visa petition locations to provide a more complete view of employment-based immigration. Previously, our data included only Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) certified by the U.S. Department of Labor.
For example, in fiscal year 2025, National Institutes Of Health/Hhs filed 180 Form I-129 petitions for H-1B visas. Of these, 177 were approved and 3 were denied.

Main Office: Bethesda, MD - NAICS Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
H-1B Dependent: No - Willfull Violator: No

National Institutes Of Health/Hhs filed 238 labor condition applications (LCAs) for H-1B visas and 0 labor certifications (LCs) for green cards during fiscal year 2025. National Institutes Of Health/Hhs was ranked number 370 among all visa sponsors. Additionally, 8 LCAs were denied or withdrawn during the same period.

Before National Institutes Of Health/Hhs can hire foreign workers, whether permanently or temporarily, it must submit labor certifications to the Department of Labor (DOL). These certifications confirm compliance with wage requirements for the specified job locations.The reports below summarize Labor Condition Applications (LCA) for H-1B visas and Labor Certifications (LC) for green cards filed by National Institutes Of Health/Hhs. This data represents only the number of applications submitted and does not guarantee visa approvals or worker hires.

The LCA data includes applications for various purposes: new employment, continuation or changes to previously approved employment, new concurrent employment, changes in employer, and amended petitions. Typically, only LCAs for new employment require an H-1B visa cap if the employer is not cap-exempt.For example, National Institutes Of Health/Hhs submitted 484 LCAs and LCs during fiscal year 2025. However, this figure does not necessarily reflect the number of foreign workers hired, as visa applications can be denied. Additionally, employees renewing or transferring H-1B visas or changing work locations may need to file new LCAs.

The DOL generally certifies more than three times the number of foreign worker requests compared to the H-1B visas issued by USCIS. Therefore, there is no direct correlation between the number of workers certified by the DOL and the H-1B visas issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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Worker Backgrounds

Overview of the backgrounds of foreign workers sponsored by National Institutes Of Health/Hhs for permanent employment, highlighting up to 12 categories in each field along with the number of workers. The fields include citizenship, colleges attended, degrees earned, fields of study, and visa status.

Citizenship: where they came from

N/A

College: where they studied

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Class of Admission: current visa status

N/A

Degree: Highest Education achieved

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Major: Major field(s) of study

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Visas

Summary of Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B visas and Labor Certifications (LCs) for green cards filed by National Institutes Of Health/Hhs. The data includes new employment, continuation or changes to previously approved employment, new concurrent employment, changes in employer, and amended petitions.

Labor Condition Applications(LCAs) for H-1B Jobs

Year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Certified-Withdrawn
2025	164	0	8	66
2024	290	3	17	0
2023	303	0	10	65
2022	270	0	19	74
2021	284	0	15	80
2020	269	0	3	52
2019	146	0	3	5
2018	199	0	4	8
2017	169	1	6	4

Labor Certifications(LCs) for Green Card Job

Year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Certified-Withdrawn

No records found.

H-1B Visa History

This table summarizes H-1B visa petition decisions made by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or the U.S. Department of State, not the Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) certified by the Department of Labor (DOL).

Year	New Approval	New Denial	Continuation Approval	Continuation Denial	Change Employer Approval	Change Employer Denial	Total Approval	Total Denial	Total H-1B*
2025	55	1	92	2	9	0	177	3	180
2024	125	0	96	3	16	1	268	5	273
2023	133	2	113	10	23	0	299	13	312
2022	140	0	112	7	26	3	302	10	312
2021	132	0	46	1	16	1	203	2	205
2020	149	0	89	2	33	0	300	3	303
2019	73	0	85	12	9	0	187	12	199
2018	40	0	69	3	4	1	120	4	124
2017	73	1	100	4	14	0	208	6	214

* Why are the numbers different? LCAs are a prerequisite to filing H-1B visa petitions, but not all certified LCAs lead to actual H-1B filings. Similarly, one LCA can support multiple visa petitions (e.g., for extensions, amendments, or changes in employer). Therefore, visa totals may differ significantly from LCA totals.
Moreover, employers sometimes use different names when submitting LCAs and H-1B visa petitions. This can cause discrepancies in our system. To get a complete and accurate picture, please use the search function to explore both LCA and visa data.
Total H-1B includes all types of visa petitions: new employment, continuation, change of employer, as well as other actions not listed in the table, such as concurrent filings and amendments.

Annual Average Salaries

H-1B and Green Card Jobs Proffered Salaries

Year	H-1B Salary	Green Card Salary	Prevailing Wage
2025	$112,560	N/A	$69,636
2024	$110,263	N/A	$68,783
2023	$99,848	N/A	$58,781
2022	$95,003	N/A	N/A
2021	$95,879	N/A	N/A
2020	$92,433	N/A	N/A
2019	$90,032	N/A	N/A
2018	$85,951	N/A	N/A
2017	$81,008	N/A	N/A

The salary figures shown represent the average proffered (offered) salaries reported by National Institutes Of Health/Hhs on labor condition applications (LCA) for H-1B visas and permanent labor certification (PERM) for green cards. These are base guaranteed salaries and do not include bonuses, stock options, or other forms of compensation.

If National Institutes Of Health/Hhs reported a salary range, we use the midpoint to calculate the average. Salaries submitted in hourly, weekly, or monthly terms are converted to an annualized figure based on a standard full-time schedule (e.g., 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year).

Occupations & Job Titles

Summary of the occupations and job titles of foreign workers sponsored by National Institutes Of Health/Hhs for permanent employment, highlighting up to 12 roles in each field along with the number of workers. To increase your chances of receiving visa sponsorship, focus on positions that National Institutes Of Health/Hhs has historically hired foreign workers for.

H-1B Occupations

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists(421)Molecular and Cellular Biologists(203)Biochemists and Biophysicists(167)Bioinformatics Scientists(84)Geneticists(53)Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers(15)Epidemiologists(14)Microbiologists(13)Biostatisticians(3)Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health(1)

Green Card Occupations

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Prevailing Wage Occupations

Biological Scientists, All Other(9)Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists(7)Biochemists and Biophysicists(3)Microbiologists(1)

H-1B Job Titles

Research Fellow(674)Staff Scientist(186)Clinical Fellow(55)Investigator Tenure Track(35)Staff Clinician(16)Senior Investigator(5)Senior Research Fellow(2)Special Advisor For Global Health(1)Investigator 1(1)Clinical Director(1)

Green Card Job Titles

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Prevailing Wage Job Titles

Research Fellow(20)

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Contacts

The individuals listed in this section are employees of National Institutes Of Health/Hhs authorized to represent the company in labor certification matters. They cannot be agents or attorneys unless they are direct employees of National Institutes Of Health/Hhs. Furthermore, they may not be Human Resources professionals directly involved in hiring or resume screening. In smaller companies, these representatives are often decision-makers, such as the president or operations director.