Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1023 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 19-1023
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,374
- FY2025
- 63
- Median offered wage
- $68,460
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.7%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists (SOC 19-1023). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Data table
| FY2008 | 9 |
| FY2009 | 32 |
| FY2010 | 83 |
| FY2011 | 112 |
| FY2012 | 103 |
| FY2013 | 83 |
| FY2014 | 101 |
| FY2015 | 99 |
| FY2016 | 92 |
| FY2017 | 83 |
| FY2018 | 82 |
| FY2019 | 70 |
| FY2020 | 64 |
| FY2021 | 65 |
| FY2022 | 67 |
| FY2023 | 56 |
| FY2024 | 76 |
| FY2025 | 63 |
| FY2026* | 34 |
| Fiscal year | H-2A | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 5 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 4 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 7 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii46
- Oregon State University36
- Cornell University34
- Zoological Society of San Diego31
- Michigan State University29
- University of California, Davis27
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory26
- University of California, Santa Cruz23
- University of Florida21
- Regents of the University of California at Riverside20
- World Wildlife Fund US19
- University of Minnesota19
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 223 |
| NY | 116 |
| FL | 107 |
| HI | 75 |
| TX | 62 |
| WA | 49 |
| OR | 42 |
| MA | 41 |
| MI | 40 |
| DC | 39 |
| MD | 39 |
| IL | 36 |
| VA | 36 |
| WI | 33 |
| CO | 23 |
| PA | 23 |
| CT | 23 |
| NJ | 22 |
| AZ | 21 |
| AK | 21 |
| OH | 20 |
| AR | 20 |
| MN | 18 |
| GA | 18 |
| AL | 17 |
| NC | 16 |
| MO | 16 |
| UT | 15 |
| SC | 14 |
| GU | 13 |
| KS | 13 |
| ME | 13 |
| MS | 12 |
| LA | 12 |
| TN | 10 |
| NH | 8 |
| ID | 7 |
| KY | 7 |
| WY | 6 |
| OK | 6 |
| IA | 6 |
| VT | 5 |
| IN | 5 |
| MT | 5 |
| NE | 5 |
| PR | 4 |
| RI | 3 |
| VI | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| ND | 2 |
| NM | 1 |
| MP | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ80
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV76
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA54
- Urban Honolulu, HI46
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA36
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA33
- Ithaca, NY32
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA31
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA28
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL26
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $68,460; middle half $58,069 to $84,614 · median prevailing wage $61,008 (marker) · 165 applications.
- Level I54
- Level II36
- Level III24
- Level IV18
- Research Associate120
- Postdoctoral Fellow55
- Postdoctoral Associate53
- Postdoctoral Research Associate50
- Postdoctoral Scholar49
- Research Scientist38
- Assistant Project Scientist28
- Post Doctoral Associate24
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