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Hydrologists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-2043 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-2043
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,491
FY2025
135
Median offered wage
$77,700
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$77,700certified 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 Hydrologists (SOC 19-2043). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Hydrologists

68135FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
68135FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200816
FY200933
FY2010118
FY201185
FY2012102
FY201359
FY201460
FY201583
FY201676
FY201760
FY201872
FY201975
FY202079
FY202199
FY202279
FY202377
FY202498
FY2025135
FY2026*85
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*778
FY20251305
FY2024971
FY2023761
FY2022754
FY2021927
FY2020772
FY2019732
FY2018666
FY2017546
FY20166313
FY2015767
FY2014555
FY2013572
FY20128715
FY2011787
FY20108731
FY20092112
FY2008016
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. The Trustees of Princeton University40
  2. University of Maryland College Park39
  3. Texas A&m Agrilife Research37
  4. University Corporation36
  5. University of Nevada, Reno31
  6. University of California, San Diego31
  7. SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.30
  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology28
  9. University of Colorado25
  10. University of Washington23
  11. University of Alaska23
  12. University of Minnesota23
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).

Hydrologists: applications by worksite state

1+5+13+23+42+
1+5+13+23+42+
Data table
StateApplications
CA215
TX131
CO99
MD93
NJ73
FL66
WA62
AZ60
MA57
NV49
MS42
VA41
NY41
LA41
TN38
NM35
MN28
MI25
AK24
CT23
NC19
NE19
IA19
IL17
OR16
KS15
OH15
PA13
AL13
OK12
IN11
SC10
VT9
UT9
DC8
GA7
HI6
ID5
NH5
MO5
RI5
WI4
SD2
WV1
DE1
MT1
WY1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV100
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA64
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ64
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH52
  5. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO45
  6. Boulder, CO45
  7. Trenton-Princeton, NJ43
  8. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA43
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX37
  10. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA35
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 $77,700; middle half $65,000 to $94,453 · median prevailing wage $63,731 (marker) · 291 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I132
  2. Level II80
  3. Level III44
  4. Level IV10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate102
  2. Postdoctoral Associate62
  3. Hydrologist61
  4. Assistant Research Scientist53
  5. Research Scientist44
  6. Research Associate38
  7. Hydrogeologist37
  8. Postdoctoral Fellow35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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