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National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Employer · Virginia, United States

Employer address
Virginia, United States
Applications on record
222
FY2025 applications
25
FY2026 to 30 June
17
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
98.6%
Median offered wage
$89,549
Most common occupation
Astronomers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified98.6%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

National Radio Astronomy Observatory appears in 222 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 25.

Applications by fiscal year — National Radio Astronomy Observatory

1325FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1325FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200817
FY200915
FY20105
FY20117
FY20125
FY20138
FY20143
FY20156
FY201614
FY20179
FY201810
FY20198
FY202016
FY202111
FY202217
FY202313
FY202416
FY202525
FY2026*17
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*125
FY2025205
FY2024151
FY2023121
FY2022170
FY2021110
FY2020160
FY201980
FY2018100
FY201790
FY2016140
FY201560
FY201430
FY201380
FY201250
FY201161
FY201014
FY2009141
FY2008170
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

National Radio Astronomy Observatory: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+4+10+
1+1+1+4+10+
Data table
StateApplications
VA107
NM98
WV10
CA4
MD1
TX1
GA1
Worksite states
  1. Virginia107
  2. New Mexico98
  3. West Virginia10
  4. California4
  5. Maryland1
  6. Texas1
  7. Georgia1
Worksite cities
  1. Charlottesville, VA106
  2. Socorro, NM87
  3. Albuquerque, NM10
  4. Pasadena, CA2
  5. Berkeley, CA2
  6. Irving, TX1
  7. Alpharetta, GA1
  8. Laurel, MD1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Astronomers76
  2. Software Developers8
  3. Natural Sciences Managers6
  4. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer5
  5. Electrical Engineers4
  6. General and Operations Managers4
  7. Public Relations Managers4
  8. Physicists3
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Scientist30
  2. Software Engineer III28
  3. Software Engineer II12
  4. Electronics Engineer II9
  5. Associate Scientist8
  6. Associate Scientist/research Engineer7
  7. Software Engineer6
  8. Software Engineer I5

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $89,549; middle half $81,099 to $107,994 · median prevailing wage $83,491 (marker) · 45 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II28
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

816FY2022FY2023
816FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202216
FY20238
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20233050
FY20229070
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP120
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Virginia

National Radio Astronomy Observatory has 222 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #281 of 5,400 sponsoring employers in Virginia and #6,151 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.07% of the applications filed by employers based in Virginia.

Rank in Virginia
281 of 5,400
Rank in the United States
6,151 of 168,030
Share of Virginia's applications
0.07%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Virginia
2,845
Largest sponsoring employers in Virginia
  1. Capital One Services, LLC13,195
  2. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.10,452
  3. CSC Covansys Corporation4,467
  4. Idexcel, Inc.3,929
  5. University of Virginia3,633
  6. Capital One, National Association3,397
  7. Computer Sciences Corporation3,191
  8. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation3,148
  9. Lancesoft, Inc.3,117
  10. Usm Business Systems, Inc.3,026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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