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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 13-1161 · CBSA 26420

Occupation
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161)
Metropolitan area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Applications FY2020–FY2026
872
Median offered wage
$70,000
Certified (last three years)
96.6%
Median wage$70,000certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists with a worksite in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: applications by fiscal year

89178FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
89178FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202092
FY202183
FY2022118
FY2023111
FY2024122
FY2025168
FY2026*178
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13642
FY202513038
FY20249626
FY20239516
FY20229622
FY20216320
FY20208111
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.105
  2. Wood Mackenzie, Inc.65
  3. IHS Global Inc.63
  4. HP Inc.37
  5. Chevron Corporation34
  6. Wood Mackenzie, Inc.31
  7. N.F. Smith & Associates, L.P.25
  8. Ihs Global Inc.23
  9. Frost & Sullivan23
  10. Vinmar International, Ltd.20
  11. IT Globe, Inc.18
  12. National Oilwell Varco, L.P.18
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, FY2023–FY2026.

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

Median $70,000; middle half $55,000 to $88,198 · median prevailing wage $57,450 (marker) · 428 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I103
  2. Level II150
  3. Level III95
  4. Level IV107
Job titles
  1. Market Research Analyst114
  2. Marketing Specialist49
  3. Research Analyst29
  4. Business Development Specialist26
  5. Business Development Analyst16
  6. Market Analyst15
  7. Marketing Analyst12
  8. Marketing Research Analyst10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists appears on 41,984 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 15,762 employers in 397 metropolitan areas; Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX accounts for 2.08% of them, and its median offered wage is 17.6% below the national median of $85,000.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
41,984
Metropolitan areas with filings
397
Employers nationwide
15,762
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$85,000
Share in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
2.08%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,219
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,766
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,586
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,618
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2,376
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,553
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,552
  8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,532
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,239
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,154
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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