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Conservation Scientists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1031 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-1031
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
400
FY2025
34
Median offered wage
$70,000
Certified (last three years)
98.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$70,000certified 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 Conservation Scientists (SOC 19-1031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Conservation Scientists

2244FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
2244FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200921
FY201028
FY201121
FY201229
FY201316
FY201412
FY201516
FY201621
FY201710
FY201813
FY20197
FY20208
FY202125
FY202231
FY202334
FY202444
FY202534
FY2026*30
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*282
FY2025295
FY2024431
FY2023331
FY2022301
FY2021250
FY202080
FY201970
FY2018112
FY201782
FY2016183
FY2015142
FY2014111
FY2013160
FY2012281
FY2011210
FY2010280
FY2009201
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. Conservation International23
  2. World Wildlife Fund US16
  3. The Nature Conservancy11
  4. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development9
  5. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska9
  6. The Woods Hole Research Center8
  7. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development8
  8. The University of Vermont8
  9. Sustainable Fishery Advocates8
  10. Clemson University6
  11. The University of Arizona6
  12. Washington State University6
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).

Conservation Scientists: applications by worksite state

1+3+4+7+9+
1+3+4+7+9+
Data table
StateApplications
CA57
VA52
TX41
DC32
PA17
MD14
MA13
FL12
NE11
CO9
WA8
VT8
AZ8
IL7
NJ7
SC7
ND7
OH7
NY6
SD5
WI5
NC5
MO5
OR5
AK4
HI4
LA4
MT4
NM4
CT4
AL3
IN3
WY3
ME3
NV3
MN2
ID2
TN2
GA2
KS1
MI1
MS1
OK1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV84
  2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX16
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA11
  4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA10
  5. Barnstable Town, MA9
  6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA9
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD9
  8. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8
  9. Burlington-South Burlington, VT8
  10. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD7
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 $70,000; middle half $60,000 to $86,237 · median prevailing wage $60,944 (marker) · 96 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I35
  2. Level II23
  3. Level III28
  4. Level IV9
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate15
  2. Research Associate14
  3. Postdoctoral Associate13
  4. Conservation Scientist13
  5. Range Manager11
  6. Postdoctoral Researcher9
  7. Research Assistant Professor6
  8. Post-doctoral Research Associate5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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