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Data Scientists

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-2051 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-2051
Share of U.S. applications
1.01%
Applications on record
122,664
FY2025
38,329
Median offered wage
$120,972
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$120,972certified 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 Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Data Scientists

19k38kFY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
19k38kFY2011FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2023FY2026*
Data table
FY20111
FY20120
FY20130
FY20140
FY20150
FY20160
FY20170
FY20180
FY20190
FY20200
FY20213
FY20222,895
FY202321,071
FY202427,198
FY202538,329
FY2026*33,167
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*028,9274,240
FY2025033,6314,698
FY2024225,3351,861
FY2023120,763307
FY202202,8941
FY2021030
FY2020000
FY2019000
FY2018000
FY2017000
FY2016000
FY2015000
FY2014000
FY2013000
FY2012000
FY2011010
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 LLC6,362
  2. Microsoft Corporation3,780
  3. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.3,356
  4. Google LLC2,292
  5. Facebook, Inc.2,055
  6. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.1,431
  7. Capital One, National Association1,352
  8. Capital One Services, LLC1,089
  9. Adobe Inc.806
  10. Amazon Web Services, Inc.786
  11. Apple Inc.750
  12. Bytedance Inc.672
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).

Data Scientists: applications by worksite state

2+56+334+894+2,773+
2+56+334+894+2,773+
Data table
StateApplications
CA25,294
TX16,094
NY12,468
WA11,473
NJ6,957
IL6,007
MA5,428
VA4,438
GA4,071
NC3,285
FL3,257
PA2,773
MI1,920
OH1,829
AZ1,516
AR1,462
TN1,361
MD1,169
CT1,100
MN1,077
CO1,053
MO894
UT881
IN848
DE825
WI513
DC440
NV437
SC414
OR406
KY334
RI334
KS319
AL279
IA254
NE232
OK229
NH218
NM152
ID137
LA136
ME56
MS46
SD30
WV29
ND29
HI26
WY25
VT17
PR15
MT14
AK2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ17,807
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA11,333
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,957
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,776
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9,620
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,595
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH5,064
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,660
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA3,920
  10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,616
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 $120,972; middle half $95,680 to $156,000 · median prevailing wage $109,491 (marker) · 85,947 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I16,353
  2. Level II33,949
  3. Level III17,126
  4. Level IV13,089
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Data Scientist10,220
  2. Data Analyst5,023
  3. Data Engineer4,873
  4. Business Intelligence Analyst2,972
  5. Senior Data Scientist2,732
  6. Business Analyst2,689
  7. Business Intelligence Engineer II1,938
  8. Senior Data Analyst1,718
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.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbia, MO
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Gainesville, FL
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • 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
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • 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 Haven, CT
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Peoria, IL
  • 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
  • Reno, NV
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, MN
  • Rochester, NY
  • 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
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Springfield, IL
  • Springfield, MA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Toledo, OH
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • 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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