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Operations Research Analysts in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-2031 · CBSA 20500

Occupation
Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031)
Metropolitan area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
182
Median offered wage
$116,699
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$116,699certified 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 Operations Research Analysts with a worksite in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Operations Research Analysts in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: applications by fiscal year

2142FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2142FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202036
FY202129
FY202242
FY202325
FY202421
FY202519
FY2026*10
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*100
FY2025163
FY2024210
FY2023241
FY2022420
FY2021281
FY2020360
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. Cisco Systems, Inc.51
  2. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC24
  3. Genpact LLC15
  4. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC15
  5. IBM Corporation12
  6. Kforce Inc.11
  7. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.10
  8. Corecompete LLC7
  9. Netapp, Inc.7
  10. Bell and Howell, LLC7
  11. Biogen, Inc.6
  12. IQVIA RDS Inc.6
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 $116,699; middle half $97,989 to $128,541 · median prevailing wage $104,312 (marker) · 71 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II27
  3. Level III25
  4. Level IV9
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist11
  2. Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Insights9
  3. Senior Consultant8
  4. Assistant Manager6
  5. Manager, Data Analytics and Insights6
  6. Advanced Business Analyst5
  7. Business Analysis Manager4
  8. Business Process Analyst4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Operations Research Analysts appears on 64,814 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 8,869 employers in 386 metropolitan areas; Durham-Chapel Hill, NC accounts for 0.28% of them, and its median offered wage is 0.8% below the national median of $117,664.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
64,814
Metropolitan areas with filings
386
Employers nationwide
8,869
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$117,664
Share in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
0.28%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Operations Research Analysts
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,755
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA6,046
  3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,690
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,285
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,066
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,765
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,017
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA2,554
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,285
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,153
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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