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Animal Scientists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-1011
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,070
FY2025
288
Median offered wage
$65,187
Certified (last three years)
97.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$65,187certified 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 Animal Scientists (SOC 19-1011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Animal Scientists

144288FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
144288FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200813
FY200964
FY2010164
FY2011135
FY2012156
FY2013122
FY2014138
FY2015160
FY2016165
FY2017195
FY2018178
FY2019181
FY2020164
FY2021164
FY2022202
FY2023171
FY2024147
FY2025288
FY2026*263
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*93170
FY2025165123
FY202411730
FY202312645
FY202212577
FY202110163
FY202011153
FY201912655
FY201810672
FY201710491
FY201612243
FY201514020
FY201411622
FY201310715
FY201212828
FY201112411
FY201014321
FY2009559
FY2008013
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. Riverview LLP449
  2. Inguran LLC126
  3. Murphy-brown LLC100
  4. Aurora Organic Farms, Inc.69
  5. Pic USA, Inc.64
  6. Cargill, Incorporated53
  7. Zoetis, Inc.52
  8. Riverview, Inc.39
  9. AMVC Employee Services LLC33
  10. ABS Global, Inc.30
  11. Texas A&m Agrilife Research27
  12. North Carolina State University26
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).

Animal Scientists: applications by worksite state

1+6+21+53+81+
1+6+21+53+81+
Data table
StateApplications
MN393
TX340
SD205
WI146
CA136
CO128
NC118
FL114
AZ112
IA102
MI91
KY81
NY77
OH74
TN71
IN63
OK62
NM60
MO60
NE55
IL54
KS53
GA52
PA47
ND39
AL37
AR34
MD28
NJ28
VA24
WA24
MS21
OR16
HI14
SC13
ID12
CT11
VT10
UT8
DE8
NH7
PR6
ME6
MA5
AK4
WV4
MT4
LA4
WY3
MP3
RI2
DC1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ79
  2. Lexington-Fayette, KY78
  3. Greeley, CO66
  4. Madison, WI65
  5. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN60
  6. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI59
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX58
  8. College Station-Bryan, TX54
  9. Clovis, NM49
  10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ43
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 $65,187; middle half $55,000 to $85,080 · median prevailing wage $55,661 (marker) · 360 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I183
  2. Level II87
  3. Level III58
  4. Level IV31
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Animal Scientist390
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate48
  3. Research Associate44
  4. Dairy Scientist36
  5. Assistant Professor35
  6. Postdoctoral Fellow32
  7. Equine Scientist27
  8. Equine Specialist25
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.

  • Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
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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