Cap-exempt employers in Maryland
11 employers in Maryland appear cap-exempt in the register, 4 of them verified by hand and 2 with a connected careers feed. Ground 1 (higher education) dominates with 7; ground 2 (affiliated nonprofit) follows with 3, and 1 more fall under the remaining grounds. The largest by FY2026 H-1B approvals are University of Maryland (286), Johns Hopkins University (276), National Institutes of Health HHS (91).
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By FY2026 H-1B approvalsOpenings in Maryland
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All openings in Maryland in the jobs search. A posting counts for Maryland when its location text names the state, or, failing that, when its employer is based there.
What employers in Maryland hire on H-1B
DOL FY2025 certified LCAs| Occupation (SOC) | LCAs | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 189 | $87,285 | 2 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 113 | $68,732 | 3 |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 96 | $85,844 | 2 |
| Physicists | 41 | $78,876 | 1 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 25 | $170,461 | 1 |
| Epidemiologists | 24 | $90,998 | 1 |
| Biostatisticians | 20 | $84,204 | 1 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 17 | $66,389 | 1 |
Totals add up each employer’s five most-certified occupations in DOL FY2025 Labor Condition Applications, so they understate the state’s full hiring. Median wage is the median of those employers’ median offered wages; it is an approximation, not a state-wide median.