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Computer and Information Research Scientists

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1221 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1221
Share of U.S. applications
0.42%
Applications on record
50,992
FY2025
4,299
Median offered wage
$182,000
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$182,000certified 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 Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Computer and Information Research Scientists

2,8715,741FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,8715,741FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008119
FY2009296
FY20101,300
FY20111,281
FY20121,468
FY20131,372
FY20141,479
FY20151,544
FY20161,691
FY20171,803
FY20182,856
FY20194,525
FY20205,028
FY20214,606
FY20225,741
FY20233,547
FY20243,139
FY20254,299
FY2026*4,898
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*4,775123
FY20254,098201
FY20242,943196
FY20233,190357
FY20225,265476
FY20214,363243
FY20204,890138
FY20194,423102
FY20182,756100
FY20171,73172
FY20161,523168
FY20151,45094
FY20141,314165
FY20131,217155
FY20121,159309
FY2011994287
FY2010975325
FY2009195101
FY20080119
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. Amazon.com Services LLC4,584
  2. Facebook, Inc.3,634
  3. Microsoft Corporation3,523
  4. Google LLC1,549
  5. IBM Corporation1,351
  6. Intel Corporation831
  7. Google Inc.565
  8. NVIDIA Corporation552
  9. Amazon Web Services, Inc.531
  10. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.526
  11. Amazon.com Services, Inc.522
  12. Ut-battelle, LLC444
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).

Computer and Information Research Scientists: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA19,938
WA7,963
NY5,658
MA2,734
TX2,138
NJ1,473
IL1,358
PA1,248
TN744
GA711
OR634
NC631
VA620
MI598
MD537
FL511
MN440
CO272
AZ250
OH244
IN244
CT240
WI237
MO220
UT194
NM157
IA123
DC118
LA97
AL74
DE57
RI54
AR50
OK44
SC43
NE43
NV42
KS41
NH38
KY35
ID28
MS28
WV14
HI12
ME10
MT9
VT9
ND8
SD7
PR6
WY4
AK3
Metropolitan areas
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA10,602
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,819
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA6,645
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,125
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,666
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,473
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,175
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV919
  9. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA903
  10. Pittsburgh, PA891
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 $182,000; middle half $153,456 to $211,600 · median prevailing wage $148,242 (marker) · 11,602 applications.

$100k$140k$180k$220k$260k
$100k$140k$180k$220k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,846
  2. Level II4,453
  3. Level III2,041
  4. Level IV1,419
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Scientist6,446
  2. Data Scientist3,373
  3. Applied Scientist II3,131
  4. Data and Applied Scientist1,480
  5. Applied Scientist I1,075
  6. Research Engineer1,019
  7. Senior Data Scientist797
  8. Applied Scientist III763
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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