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University of Michigan vs Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Select two employer filers to compare H-1B LCA filing volume, DOL certification rates, listed offered wages, and top job titles from Department of Labor disclosure records. LCA filings are not USCIS petition approvals, visa issuances, or proof of employment. See our methodology.

Employer A

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Employer B

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Sunnyvale, CA

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan Intuitive Surgical Operations,
Total LCA Filings 3,047 967
Certified LCA Filings 2,989 946
DOL Certification Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 97.8%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $83,228 $151,608
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $78,853 – $264,514
Total Workers 3,047 967
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Michigan

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 961 $60,946
Assistant Professor 318 $118,277
Research Investigator 261 $70,254
Assistant Research Scientist 109 $89,933
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate 94 $59,622
Research Lab Specialist Associate 94 $49,632

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Quality Engineer 36 $126,337
Manufacturing Engineer 22 $124,814
Software Engineer 20 $155,866
Supplier Engineer 17 $17,726,517
Staff Software Engineer 12 $208,332
Senior Software Engineer 12 $168,527

Year-over-Year LCA Filing Volume

Fiscal Year University of, LCA Filings Intuitive Surgical, LCA Filings
FY2023 1,107 (1087 cert.) 238 (234 cert.)
FY2024 638 (626 cert.) 246 (240 cert.)
FY2025 672 (657 cert.) 343 (338 cert.)
FY2026 630 (619 cert.) 140 (134 cert.)

Download the national H-1B LCA summary cited on this page: h1b-statistics.csv (derived from DOL OFLC disclosure files; CC BY 4.0 with attribution).