H-1B Filings
15
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Healthcare & Social Assistance NC DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Duke University Health System: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Duke University Health System in NC (Healthcare & Social Assistance) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 15 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Duke University Health System (NC): · 15 H-1B LCAs at a $79,074 disclosed median · OSHA Grade F (DART 7.61)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Duke University Health System in NC carries 15 H-1B wage filings on record, a $79,074 median wage across 8 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a weak F OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 15 H-1B LCAs
- $79,074 median wage
- Grade F OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #3,441 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 93rd percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 11th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 93rd pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 11th pct
- median wage rank
- 8%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
F
Federal workforce composite
23/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Duke University Health System
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
15 H-1B LCAs
#3,441 of 51,370 sponsors · 93rd percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$79,074 median
11th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety F
OSHA Grade F · DART 7.61
Safer than 8% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Duke University Health System disclosed 5 H-1B petitions in FY2025 after zero filings in FY2024.
Median H-1B Salary
$79,074
Below national median. Across 8 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade F · DART 7.61
Riskier than industry average. vs 0.74 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Duke University Health System's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$79,074 Top 89% higher than 11% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Duke University Health System | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Healthcare & Social Assistance | NAICS / DOL |
| State | NC | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 15 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $79,074 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | F | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 7.61 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Duke University Health System's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in NC (Healthcare & Social Assistance). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #3,441 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 93rd percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 11th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 8% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Medical Assistant Professor | $200,000 |
| Physician Assistant | $132,600 |
| Resident | $81,720 |
| Resident | $79,074 |
| Fellow | $77,580 |
| Resident | $68,976 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | $67,912 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | $63,898 |
What the Data Says About Duke University Health System
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Duke University Health System's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 15 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 93% of sponsors in this corpus (#3,441 of 51,370).
Worse than sector norm
The establishment DART rate is 7.6, above the 0.7 sector norm (Grade F) across 3,233 reportable injuries on file.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $79,074 median trails 89% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Duke University Health System among Healthcare & Social Assistance employers we track.
OSHA Safety Record
Grade F DART Rate: 7.61 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 0.74)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Duke University Health System's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Healthcare & Social Assistance).
Total reported injuries on file: 3,233.
Where Duke University Health System sits
This employer among Healthcare & Social Assistance H-1B peers
Across the 200 Healthcare & Social Assistance sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Duke University Health System files more petitions than 0% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 20%, the selective, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (15 filings · $79,074 median here).
Each muted dot is one healthcare & social assistance peer from a filings-stratified sample of 42; the brand marker is Duke University Health System. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Duke University Health System compares to Healthcare & Social Assistance peers
Duke University Health System's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Healthcare & Social Assistance (home state NC). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Duke University Health System
15 H-1B filings
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
444 H-1B filings
Mayo Clinic
427 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Duke University Health System, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside NC (DART 7.61 here).
- ATS Drilling, Inc. (TX) · DART 7.61
- Barkley Ag Enterprises, LLC (CA) · DART 7.61
- BOTTLING GROUP LLC (UT) · DART 7.61
- Cavco Industries Inc. (WI) · DART 7.61
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Duke University Health System
For Duke University Health System, read sponsorship pay (15 H-1B LCAs, median $79,074) next to the OSHA safety grade (F).
- H-1B median is $79,074 across 8 disclosed-wage positions (of 15 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade F reflects a DART rate read against the Healthcare & Social Assistance average of 0.74 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Duke University Health System's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (PA) - 444 H-1B filings in the same Healthcare & Social Assistance roster
- Mayo Clinic (MN) - 427 H-1B filings in the same Healthcare & Social Assistance roster
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY) - 306 H-1B filings in the same Healthcare & Social Assistance roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Duke University Health System's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Duke University Health System's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Duke University Health System next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Duke University Health System's #3,441 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Duke University Health System's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Duke University Health System's disclosed median of $79,074 sits at the 11th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Duke University Health System's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Duke University Health System has 15 H-1B filings on record, ranking #3,441 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 93rd percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Duke University Health System's OSHA safety grade mean?
Duke University Health System carries Grade F from its establishment injury record (3,233 injuries on file; DART 7.61). That DART rate is safer than roughly 8% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.