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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals H-1B company data

Employer profile assembled from DOL OFLC LCA rows and USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub petition summaries. Rows below include aliases, source IDs, filing coverage, petition counts, role coverage, worksite coverage, and wage summary fields when present.

Role rows Wage rows Trends

Employer	LCA filings	Role titles	Worksites	Coverage	USCIS approvals	Top role	Sources	Open
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	17	11	5	FY2016 to FY2026 Latest decision 2026-03-20	59	PHYSICIAN RESIDENT 3 filings	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub	Profile

Activity summary

LCA filings	17
Certified LCAs	16
Denied LCAs	0
Role titles	11
Worksites	5
Latest decision	2026-03-20
USCIS approvals	59
USCIS denials	1

Aliases and source names

Aliases	Source Names	Sources
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub

Top roles

Title	SOC	LCA filings	Low wage min	High wage max
PHYSICIAN RESIDENT	29-1199	3	$69,285	$75,376
Executive Director, Perioperative Services	11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers	2	$310,900	$310,900
Executive Director, Perioperative Services - Business Operat	11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers	2	$191,838	$320,000
Physician Fellow I (Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellow)	29-1067.00 Surgeons	2	$56,222	$96,222
APPLICATION SECURITY CONSULTANT	15-1122	1	$121,451	$167,700
Business Objects Administrator	11-3021.00 Computer and Information Systems Managers	1	$185,037	$185,037
LEAD PEGA DEVELOPER	15-1132	1	$120,453	$0
Physician Fellow I (Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellow)	29-1249.00 Surgeons, All Other	1	$99,466	$109,466
Resident	29-1081.00 Podiatrists	1	$90,276	$90,276
Resident Physician	29-1067.00 Surgeons	1	$73,029	$103,029

Top markets

City	State	Postal Code	LCA Count	Role Title Count	Wage Low Min	Wage High Max	First Fiscal Year	Latest Fiscal Year
Oakland	CA	94611	9	5	56,222	109,466	2,016	2,026
Pleasanton	CA	94588	3	2	121,451	310,900	2,016	2,025
Oakland	CA	94612	2	1	191,838	320,000	2,023	2,023
Pasadena	CA	91101	2	2	104,146	124,100	2,016	2,016
Kirkland	WA	98033	1	1	185,037	185,037	2,025	2,025

Full company payload

Company ID	company:kaiser foundation hospitals
Name	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Normalized Name	kaiser foundation hospitals
Source Company Ids	company_dol_oflc_lca_kaiser_foundation_hospitals, company_uscis_h1b_datahub_kaiser_foundation_hospitals_tax_5628
Source Names	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
Aliases	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
Sources	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub

Names

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  "source_names": [
    "Kaiser Foundation Hospitals",
    "KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS"
  ],
  "dba_names": [],
  "name_variants": [
    {
      "value": "Kaiser Foundation Hospitals",
      "filing_count": 11,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2020,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS",
      "filing_count": 6,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2017,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS",
      "source": "uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub"
    }
  ]
}

Identifiers

[
  {
    "identifier_type": "tax_id_last_four",
    "identifier_value": "5628",
    "source": "uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub"
  }
]

LCA Activity

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  "lca_count": 17,
  "case_count": 17,
  "role_title_count": 11,
  "worksite_count": 5,
  "total_workers": 17,
  "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
  "first_received_date": "2016-03-29",
  "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
  "latest_decision_date": "2026-03-20",
  "certified_count": 16,
  "denied_count": 0,
  "status_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "Certified",
      "filing_count": 10,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2020,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "CERTIFIED",
      "filing_count": 6,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2017,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "Withdrawn",
      "filing_count": 1,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2020,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2020,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ],
  "visa_class_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "H-1B",
      "filing_count": 17,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ],
  "full_time_position_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "Y",
      "filing_count": 13,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2017,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ]
}

Petition Activity

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    "2010",
    "2011",
    "2012",
    "2013",
    "2014",
    "2015",
    "2016",
    "2020",
    "2021",
    "2023"
  ],
  "year_metrics": [
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      ],
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Addresses

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      "address_line_1": "393 East Walnut Street",
      "address_line_2": "2nd Floor",
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      "city": "Pasadena",
      "state": "CA",
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      "filing_count": 1,
      "case_count": 1,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
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      "case_count": 9,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2025,
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      "case_count": 7,
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      "case_count": 2,
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      "case_count": 8,
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    },
    {
      "address_kind": "worksite",
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      "filing_count": 2,
      "case_count": 2,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_decision_date": "2016-04-07",
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}

Geography

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    "MD"
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    "Pasadena",
    "Kirkland",
    "San Francisco",
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    "94588",
    "94612",
    "91101",
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    "91188",
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      "state": "CA",
      "postal_code": "94611",
      "lca_count": 9,
      "role_title_count": 5,
      "wage_low_min": 56222,
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    },
    {
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      "role_title_count": 2,
      "wage_low_min": 104146,
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      "postal_code": "98033",
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      "role_title_count": 1,
      "wage_low_min": 185037,
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      "first_fiscal_year": 2025,
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}

Industry

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      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "621491",
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}

Wage Summary

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}

Trend

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    "quarter": "Q2",
    "lca_count": 4,
    "case_count": 4,
    "role_title_count": 4,
    "worksite_count": 3,
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  "roles": "/v1/roles?company=Kaiser%20Foundation%20Hospitals",
  "wages": "/v1/wages?company=Kaiser%20Foundation%20Hospitals",
  "trends": "/v1/trends?company=Kaiser%20Foundation%20Hospitals"
}

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