Medical
Medical H-1B in Fairbanks North Star (B), AK
Hospital wage suppression · BLS comparison · HPSA shortage designations · local physician supply
Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026
Healthcare institution hiring across all jobs
33 LCA filings · 33 H-1B filings · 14 employer records
Filed worksites in Fairbanks North Star (B) County. All occupations, outcomes, visa classes and pay units. Includes undated and flagged source rows. Filings are not verified hires.
1 employer records have an institution identifier link. 13 records have only a declared college or healthcare industry code; their institution link is unknown. Employer names remain separate. Teaching and clinical wage comparisons below use separate, narrower filing populations. Missing identifiers and industry codes can leave other employers outside this view. This is not a complete institution directory.
Population
94,840
MDs / 100k
186
0.71× median (261)
APRNs / 100k
130
median 136
Active HPSAs
21
primary care, dental, and mental health
Medical-Worker Employers in Fairbanks North Star (B) (2)
Employers with at least three certified medical H-1B filings in this county with annual prevailing wages from $20,000 to $1,000,000. The median uses stored annualized prevailing wages, or prevailing wages filed per year. The offered-wage unit does not determine this cohort. A related hospital link identifies one matched record; it does not establish employment.
Medical H-1B Filings in Fairbanks North Star (B) (32)
Foundation Health LLC(1 position requested)
Physician · Fairbanks 99701 · 2026-01-12
NSKHC, LLC(2 positions requested)
Nephrologist · Fairbanks 99701 · 2025-02-20
Safeway Inc.(1 position requested)
Staff Pharmacist · North Pole 99705 · 2024-05-28
Fairbanks Urology LLC(1 position requested)
Physician (urologist) · Fairbanks 99701 · 2024-04-29
Pathology Consultants, Inc.(1 position requested)
Associate Pathologist · Fairbanks 99701 · 2023-09-05
The May Clinic, Inc.(1 position requested)
Associate Veterinarian · Fairbanks 99709 · 2023-08-23
Foundation Health LLC(1 position requested)
Physician · Fairbanks 99701 · 2023-03-31
Foundation Health LLC(1 position requested)
Pharmacist · Fairbanks 99701 · 2023-03-20
A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.
Roles
Medical Roles Filled by H-1B in Fairbanks North Star (B)
Shortage areas
Health Professional Shortage Areas (21)
Federal HRSA designations in Fairbanks North Star (B): primary care, dental, and mental health. Higher scores indicate greater shortages under the HRSA method. Primary-care and mental-health scores have a maximum of 25; dental scores have a maximum of 26. County supply figures alone do not prove or disprove a designation or an employer’s conduct.
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Fairbanks North Star (B) in context
H-1B physician wage suppression across AK; this county is highlighted. Click any county to drill in.
The FAQ uses stored summaries. The record lists query current filings. Summary counts and wage comparisons can differ from those lists.
Questions about the data & methods
How many H-1B filings do health-care employers file in Fairbanks North Star (B) County, AK?
32 certified H-1B labor condition applications in medical occupations (physicians, nurses, and allied health roles) are on record in Fairbanks North Star (B) County, AK, per Department of Labor disclosure data. This dataset counts DOL LCAs, not USCIS Form I-129 petitions, so it does not show whether any petition was approved.
What prevailing wages do medical H-1B filings in Fairbanks North Star (B) County, AK report?
The median prevailing wage on certified medical-occupation H-1B filings in Fairbanks North Star (B) County, AK is $125,486 per year. That is 21% below the filing-weighted BLS reference for matched occupations ($158,871). The wage floor and reference can cover different subsets and years. These are filed wage floors, not verified pay.
Does Fairbanks North Star (B) County, AK have a physician shortage?
The county counts 186 practicing physicians per 100,000 residents, 71% of the national county median. The county also holds 7 active primary-care shortage designations (HPSA). Shortage designations come from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Dataset guides and site methods
- [1] Dataset documentation · HRSA. Area Health Resources Files: 2024–2025 technical documentation. County User Guide: physicians, Table 10 NPI professions, population estimates and missing values; Technical Documentation: variable years and sourcesClinician categories and variable years differ. County APRN counts use NPI taxonomy; physician active and federal status matter. Release year is not the year of every measure.Checked 2026-10-18.
- [2] Dataset documentation · HRSA. Shortage Areas. HPSA designation type, discipline, geography, and statusA county-level overlap is not proof of eligibility at a specific worksite.
- [3] Guidance · HRSA. Scoring Shortage Designations. Primary care, dental health, and mental health criteria and score rangesPrimary care and mental health range from 0 to 25; dental health ranges from 0 to 26. Discipline and designation type matter.Checked 2026-10-08.
- [4] Guidance · CMS. Hospital 2552-10 data documentation. HOSP2010_README.txt sections 2–3 and 6; HCRIS_DataDictionary.csv: RPT_REC_NUM, FY_BGN_DT, FY_END_DT, RPT_STUS_CDThe documentation allows multiple cost reports for one hospital in a year. Status distinguishes as submitted, settled without audit, settled with audit, reopened and amended reports.Checked 2026-10-18.
- [5] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
- [6] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
- [7] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsThese are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.