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Epidemiologists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1041 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-1041
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,851
FY2025
375
Median offered wage
$83,790
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$83,790certified 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 Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Epidemiologists

188375FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
188375FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200811
FY200947
FY2010159
FY2011162
FY2012160
FY2013140
FY2014162
FY2015130
FY2016194
FY2017184
FY2018202
FY2019175
FY2020201
FY2021266
FY2022345
FY2023344
FY2024306
FY2025375
FY2026*288
Fiscal yearCW-1LCAPERM
FY2026*02817
FY2025036312
FY2024029313
FY2023033410
FY2022033312
FY2021023927
FY2020418611
FY2019116212
FY2018018121
FY2017016222
FY2016016529
FY2015011416
FY2014014022
FY201301337
FY2012013525
FY2011014220
FY2010013821
FY20090425
FY20080011
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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/dhhs276
  2. Johns Hopkins University193
  3. Harvard University77
  4. Brigham and Women's Hospital77
  5. Health Integrity, LLC74
  6. Emory University59
  7. Healthcore, Inc.58
  8. Healthcore, Inc.51
  9. National Institutes of Health, HHS51
  10. Abbvie Inc.44
  11. General Hospital Corporation42
  12. Mississippi State Department of Health40
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).

Epidemiologists: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
MA512
MD430
GA406
CA335
NY261
NJ192
MI134
TX127
IL116
PA98
DE96
WA88
NC75
FL74
TN72
DC69
IN66
VA54
MS49
MO45
CT43
NE42
AZ37
MN37
OH36
RI30
LA29
CO28
WI25
AR23
SC23
UT19
KY17
MP15
HI14
AL14
WV13
OK12
PR12
AK11
NH11
KS10
NM8
OR8
IA7
ND6
ME5
SD3
NV3
VT2
MT2
ID2
WY1
VI1
GU1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH500
  2. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA396
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ355
  4. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD269
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV235
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD173
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA118
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN103
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA74
  10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA67
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 $83,790; middle half $70,000 to $110,000 · median prevailing wage $71,775 (marker) · 906 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I346
  2. Level II294
  3. Level III105
  4. Level IV106
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Epidemiologist470
  2. Research Associate152
  3. Research Fellow79
  4. Assistant Professor74
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow67
  6. Research Scientist60
  7. Assistant Scientist55
  8. Postdoctoral Research Fellow53
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.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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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