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Operations Research Analysts

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-2031 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-2031
Share of U.S. applications
1.19%
Applications on record
144,639
FY2025
8,794
Median offered wage
$120,000
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Operations Research Analysts

6,77214kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,77214kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008682
FY20091,236
FY20104,799
FY20115,314
FY20125,654
FY20135,109
FY20145,943
FY20157,418
FY20168,266
FY20179,717
FY201813,543
FY201912,144
FY202010,321
FY20219,164
FY202211,986
FY20238,906
FY20249,401
FY20258,794
FY2026*6,242
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*5,723519
FY20258,182612
FY20248,966435
FY20238,488418
FY202211,663323
FY20218,870294
FY202010,119202
FY201911,974170
FY201813,380163
FY20179,559158
FY20168,027239
FY20157,096322
FY20145,558385
FY20134,894215
FY20124,791863
FY20113,9341,380
FY20103,2731,526
FY2009603633
FY20080682
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. Deloitte Consulting LLP6,719
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC5,190
  3. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP4,765
  4. ZS Associates, Inc.2,063
  5. Capital One Services, LLC1,804
  6. Kforce Inc.1,731
  7. Amazon Web Services, Inc.1,716
  8. Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC1,642
  9. Amazon Corporate LLC1,553
  10. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.1,524
  11. Bank of America N.A.1,206
  12. Facebook, Inc.1,151
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).

Operations Research Analysts: applications by worksite state

2+33+289+827+3,523+
2+33+289+827+3,523+
Data table
StateApplications
CA30,399
NY21,566
TX14,677
WA9,689
IL9,247
NJ7,222
MA6,982
VA5,142
GA5,049
FL4,555
PA4,328
NC3,523
OH2,194
CT1,760
MD1,668
AZ1,598
MI1,534
DE1,488
TN1,134
MN1,121
CO931
MO893
DC827
UT770
IN716
AR665
WI626
OR543
SC438
NV359
RI336
OK316
IA289
KY289
NE289
KS273
AL262
LA169
NH164
ID121
NM89
HI62
MS55
ME54
WV33
SD31
PR31
ND30
VT29
MT21
AK19
WY13
VI11
GU2
MP2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ26,860
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,337
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA10,103
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,595
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,981
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,559
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,457
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5,414
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5,272
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA4,883
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 $120,000; middle half $89,733 to $159,100 · median prevailing wage $91,270 (marker) · 22,440 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3,788
  2. Level II8,668
  3. Level III5,761
  4. Level IV4,448
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Operations Research Analyst5,637
  2. Business Analyst3,209
  3. Data Scientist2,878
  4. Senior Consultant2,670
  5. Consultant2,324
  6. Analyst2,195
  7. Associate2,011
  8. Data Analyst1,979
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.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Worcester, MA
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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