H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for bioengineers and biomedical engineers
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 17-2031 (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for bioengineers and biomedical engineers?
567 employers had 1,173 certified H-1B LCAs for bioengineers and biomedical engineers in the window. The most active were Children's Hospital Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company and University of Michigan. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $106,000 a year. California had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 1,173 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 567 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $106,000 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $83,100 – $132,900 |
| Most common worksite state | California |
Top H-1B sponsors for bioengineers and biomedical engineers
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children's Hospital Corporation | 18 |
| 2 | Eli Lilly and Company | 17 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 17 |
| 4 | The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 16 |
| 5 | Medtronic, Inc. | 16 |
| 6 | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. | 16 |
| 7 | University of California, San Francisco | 16 |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 14 |
| 9 | Duke University | 12 |
| 10 | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 10 |
| 11 | Mayo Clinic | 10 |
| 12 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 9 |
| 13 | Brainlab Inc. | 9 |
| 14 | Covidien LP | 9 |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins University | 9 |
| 16 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 9 |
| 17 | United Imaging Healthcare North America, Inc. | 9 |
| 18 | Alcon Research, LLC | 8 |
| 19 | Boston Scientific Corporation | 8 |
| 20 | Labs for Humanity, Inc. | 8 |
| 21 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 |
| 22 | Stryker Corporation | 8 |
| 23 | Bio-Med Services, Inc. | 7 |
| 24 | General Hospital Corporation | 7 |
| 25 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 7 |
| 26 | 10x Genomics, Inc. | 6 |
| 27 | Amgen Inc. | 6 |
| 28 | Columbia University | 6 |
| 29 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 6 |
| 30 | Lonza Biologics Inc. | 6 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$72,900
- Level II (qualified)$100,700
- Level III (experienced)$121,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$148,100
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Postdoctoral Scholar32
- Postdoctoral Associate26
- Postdoctoral Fellow25
- Biomedical Engineer24
- Research Scientist21
- Research Associate15
- Scientist15
- Research Fellow13
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow13
- Postdoctoral Research Associate13
- Quality Engineer11
- Research Engineer10
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for bioengineers and biomedical engineers?
- In this window: Children's Hospital Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, University of Michigan, The Leland Stanford, Jr University and Medtronic, Inc.. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B bioengineers and biomedical engineers get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $106,000 a year, with the middle half between $83,100 – $132,900. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 17-2031?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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