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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Occupation · SOC 2018 13-1161 · United States

SOC 2018 code
13-1161
Share of U.S. applications
1.07%
Applications on record
129,868
FY2025
7,550
Median offered wage
$85,000
Certified (last three years)
97.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$85,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

4,8399,678FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4,8399,678FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,136
FY20092,663
FY20109,348
FY20118,100
FY20128,152
FY20136,910
FY20148,133
FY20158,798
FY20169,678
FY20178,746
FY20188,609
FY20197,583
FY20205,451
FY20215,123
FY20225,672
FY20235,359
FY20246,176
FY20257,550
FY2026*6,681
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*025,4921,187
FY2025336,1651,379
FY2024325,309862
FY2023104,628730
FY2022024,929741
FY2021004,194929
FY20201114,576863
FY2019906,596978
FY2018007,3881,221
FY2017057,774967
FY2016048,3621,312
FY2015037,868927
FY2014017,340792
FY2013036,446461
FY2012017,289862
FY2011006,9881,112
FY2010007,9511,397
FY2009002,020643
FY20080001,136
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Google LLC2,139
  2. Microsoft Corporation2,104
  3. Amazon.com Services LLC1,230
  4. Facebook, Inc.575
  5. Dell Marketing L.P.499
  6. Deloitte Consulting LLP471
  7. Dell USA LP466
  8. Google Inc.417
  9. Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.405
  10. Apple Inc.279
  11. Uber Technologies, Inc.264
  12. Amazon Web Services, Inc.250
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 state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists: applications by worksite state

1+59+219+562+1,721+
1+59+219+562+1,721+
Data table
StateApplications
CA35,043
NY29,843
TX9,026
FL8,229
NJ7,617
IL5,327
MA5,198
WA4,633
VA3,068
GA2,674
PA2,102
MD1,721
NC1,255
OH1,233
MI1,150
DC1,085
CT1,044
CO872
TN766
MN756
IN576
AZ574
MO562
NV435
SC431
UT427
DE425
OR401
WI388
AL316
RI256
LA250
KY222
HI219
OK205
KS188
AR175
NE157
IA156
NH153
MS84
ID83
VI80
GU60
NM59
AK50
ME44
PR43
ND37
VT32
WY29
MT27
MP27
WV25
SD10
AS1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ35,820
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15,466
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9,827
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,318
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,213
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,122
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,927
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,625
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,482
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,110
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

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

Median $85,000; middle half $65,000 to $125,000 · median prevailing wage $75,774 (marker) · 16,214 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4,967
  2. Level II5,702
  3. Level III3,145
  4. Level IV2,946
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Market Research Analyst18,609
  2. Marketing Specialist5,954
  3. Marketing Analyst3,285
  4. Business Development Specialist2,680
  5. Market Analyst1,719
  6. Business Analyst1,378
  7. Business Development Analyst1,332
  8. Marketing Research Analyst958
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

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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