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Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science) in Richland, WA

Job title · Richland, Washington

Job title as filed
Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science)
City
Richland, Washington
Applications FY2022–FY2026
31
Median offered wage
$105,949
Most common occupation
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Median wage$105,949certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science)" and a worksite in Richland.

Applications by fiscal year

611FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
611FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20228
FY202311
FY20245
FY20254
FY2026*3
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Battelle Memorial Institute31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $105,949; middle half $103,000 to $121,604 · median prevailing wage $84,427 (marker) · 30 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II24
  2. Level III7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science)" appears on 36 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1 employers for worksites in 5 cities; the median offered wage is $107,183, so the median in Richland is 1.2% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
36
Employers nationwide
1
Cities with filings
5
National median offered wage
$107,183
Share of national filings in Richland
86.1%
Cities with the most applications for Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science)
  1. Richland, WA31
  2. Idaho Falls, ID2
  3. Westminster, CO1
  4. Herndon, VA1
  5. Charlottesville, VA1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Richland job market

Richland has 830 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 295 job titles and 52 employers; "Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science)" ranks #3 by applications, with 3.7% of them.

Applications in Richland, all job titles
830
Job titles filed
295
Rank of Earth Scientist (atmospheric Science) in Richland
3
Median offered wage in Richland, all job titles
$103,000
National median wage, Atmospheric and Space Scientists (all job titles)
$89,137
Other job titles in Richland
  1. Electrical Engineer62
  2. Materials Scientist55
  3. Post Doctorate Research Associate (chemical Engineer)30
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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