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Sanford Research

Employer · South Dakota, United States

Employer address
South Dakota, United States
Applications on record
70
FY2025 applications
3
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$63,586
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Sanford Research appears in 70 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 3.

Applications by fiscal year — Sanford Research

611FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
611FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20153
FY20169
FY201711
FY20186
FY20195
FY20206
FY20217
FY202211
FY20234
FY20245
FY20253
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202530
FY202450
FY202340
FY2022110
FY202161
FY202060
FY201950
FY201860
FY2017110
FY201690
FY201530
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Sanford Research: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
SD68
ND1
MN1
Worksite states
  1. South Dakota68
  2. North Dakota1
  3. Minnesota1
Worksite cities
  1. Sioux Falls, SD67
  2. Fargo, ND1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists34
  2. Biological Technicians8
  3. Chemists4
  4. Statistical Assistants4
  5. Exercise Physiologists3
  6. Social Science Research Assistants3
  7. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other2
  8. Compliance Officers2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Staff Scientist16
  2. Post Doctoral Fellow13
  3. Manager, Assistant Scientist9
  4. Research Specialist9
  5. Research Quality Specialist7
  6. Clinical Biomechanist3
  7. Biostatistician2
  8. Application Support Analyst2

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $63,586; middle half $47,346 to $81,864 · median prevailing wage $61,547 (marker) · 8 applications.

$20k$50k$80k$110k$140k
$20k$50k$80k$110k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II2
  3. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

47FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
47FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20153
FY20165
FY20172
FY20185
FY20192
FY20205
FY20214
FY20227
FY20231
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20231000
FY20224030
FY20212020
FY20202030
FY20192001
FY20181040
FY20171010
FY20164010
FY20151020
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in South Dakota

Sanford Research has 70 work visa applications on record (FY2015–FY2026), ranking #23 of 528 sponsoring employers in South Dakota and #16,083 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.58% of the applications filed by employers based in South Dakota.

Rank in South Dakota
23 of 528
Rank in the United States
16,083 of 168,030
Share of South Dakota's applications
0.58%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in South Dakota
20
Largest sponsoring employers in South Dakota
  1. South Dakota State University1,271
  2. Dakota Provisions, LLC773
  3. Sanford Clinic706
  4. Genuine Builders Inc.560
  5. Avera McKennan413
  6. My3tech Inc408
  7. Sanford Health348
  8. Sioux Falls School District 49-5242
  9. Pro-X Builders Inc.197
  10. Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency144
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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