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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Knoxville, TN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 28940

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Knoxville, TN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
271
Median offered wage
$126,073
Certified (last three years)
98.6%
Median wage$126,073certified 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 Computer and Information Research Scientists with a worksite in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Knoxville, TN: applications by fiscal year

2754FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2754FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202035
FY202137
FY202254
FY202335
FY202440
FY202543
FY2026*27
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*270
FY2025430
FY2024391
FY2023350
FY2022531
FY2021361
FY2020350
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. Ut-battelle, LLC442
  2. Oak Ridge Associated Universities52
  3. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center49
  4. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.4
  5. Facebook, Inc.4
  6. Advantage Technical Resourcing, Inc.1
  7. Shopify (USA) Inc.1
  8. Fujitsu Research of America, Inc.1
  9. Siemens Medical Solutions1
  10. KPMG LLP1
  11. Verana Health, Inc.1
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 $126,073; middle half $97,728 to $144,569 · median prevailing wage $77,667 (marker) · 141 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II119
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV3
Job titles
  1. Computer Scientist14
  2. Research Scientist10
  3. Research Scientist in Quantum Computer Science8
  4. R&D Staff Cyber Identity and Biometrics7
  5. Research Associate in Geoinformatics Engineering6
  6. Research Scientist in Data Analytics6
  7. Research Scientist in Large-scale Data Science and Learning6
  8. Computer Scientist, Scientific Visualization4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Computer and Information Research Scientists appears on 31,258 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 3,457 employers in 233 metropolitan areas; Knoxville, TN accounts for 0.87% of them, and its median offered wage is 29.5% below the national median of $178,859.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
31,258
Metropolitan areas with filings
233
Employers nationwide
3,457
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$178,859
Share in Knoxville, TN
0.87%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Computer and Information Research Scientists
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,308
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,786
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,359
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,637
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,653
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA896
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN685
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA665
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX504
  10. Pittsburgh, PA479
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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