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Biochemists and Biophysicists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-1021
Share of U.S. applications
0.51%
Applications on record
61,796
FY2025
3,353
Median offered wage
$76,578
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$76,578certified 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 Biochemists and Biophysicists (SOC 19-1021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Biochemists and Biophysicists

2,2214,441FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,2214,441FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008185
FY20091,198
FY20104,305
FY20114,291
FY20124,441
FY20133,631
FY20143,588
FY20153,743
FY20163,606
FY20173,428
FY20183,220
FY20193,439
FY20203,126
FY20213,420
FY20223,671
FY20233,432
FY20243,406
FY20253,353
FY2026*2,313
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2,22984
FY20253,224129
FY20243,32977
FY20233,306126
FY20223,557114
FY20213,235185
FY20203,002124
FY20193,328111
FY20183,021199
FY20173,258170
FY20163,382224
FY20153,570173
FY20143,398190
FY20133,478153
FY20124,243198
FY20114,075216
FY20104,025280
FY20091,069129
FY20080185
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. University of California, San Francisco2,625
  2. National Institutes of Health, HHS1,879
  3. ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital1,518
  4. Duke University and Medical Center1,386
  5. Baylor College of Medicine1,201
  6. University of Michigan1,050
  7. Yale University1,042
  8. Northwestern University1,038
  9. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center1,001
  10. Johns Hopkins University970
  11. University of California, San Diego965
  12. University of Maryland College Park892
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).

Biochemists and Biophysicists: applications by worksite state

1+36+161+546+1,468+
1+36+161+546+1,468+
Data table
StateApplications
CA12,121
MA6,208
MD5,224
TX5,186
NY4,220
NC2,871
TN2,776
IL2,323
PA2,024
CT1,596
MI1,581
FL1,468
IN1,353
WA1,272
OH1,228
MO952
NJ949
GA911
MN870
VA651
CO628
OR546
WI520
KS516
AZ511
UT395
IA303
SC294
AL289
NE234
DE198
MS182
DC161
LA158
NH149
OK132
AR120
KY114
WV111
NM104
RI74
ME38
MT36
HI36
ND34
ID25
NV20
VT20
WY18
PR17
SD16
AK11
MP1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH5,972
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,823
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,090
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,693
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,498
  6. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC2,481
  7. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2,451
  8. Memphis, TN-MS-AR2,015
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,972
  10. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD1,950
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 $76,578; middle half $66,500 to $99,900 · median prevailing wage $62,442 (marker) · 8,555 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4,161
  2. Level II2,350
  3. Level III694
  4. Level IV357
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate5,038
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow4,287
  3. Research Fellow3,132
  4. Postdoctoral Research Associate2,926
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar2,639
  6. Postdoctoral Associate2,574
  7. Research Scientist2,076
  8. Postdoctoral Research Fellow1,400
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
  • Athens-Clarke County, GA
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
  • Bloomington, IN
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • College Station-Bryan, TX
  • Columbia, MO
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Gainesville, FL
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Lincoln, NE
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • 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
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • State College, PA
  • 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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