Healthcare and life sciences H-1B filings

Healthcare and life sciences employers filed 283,070 H-1B labor condition applications in fiscal years 2020 to 2026, across 22,876 companies. The largest filers are listed below.

Largest H-1B filers in Healthcare and life sciences, 2020 to 2026
CompanySectorAll filings
CVS HealthHealth insurers6,081
UnitedHealth GroupHealth insurers4,790
Elevance HealthHealth insurers4,669
Mass General BrighamHospitals and care providers3,827
Mayo ClinicHospitals and care providers3,455
AmgenPharmaceuticals3,259
Cigna GroupHealth insurers2,812
MedtronicMedical devices2,805
Thermo Fisher ScientificMedical devices2,531
IQVIAHealth tech2,009
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalHospitals and care providers1,943
AbbViePharmaceuticals1,914
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHospitals and care providers1,907
HumanaHealth insurers1,742
Devereux Advanced Behavioral HealthHospitals and care providers1,704
Intuitive SurgicalMedical devices1,619
Gilead SciencesPharmaceuticals1,544
Bristol-Myers SquibbPharmaceuticals1,500
Eli LillyPharmaceuticals1,485
NovartisPharmaceuticals1,443
22,856 other companies230,031
All 22,876 companies283,070

Sectors within Healthcare and life sciences

Filings, not hires or approved visas, from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data; fiscal years run October to September. It shows what these employers have done, not a commitment to sponsor any role or person. Data as of 2026-06-30.

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