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Economists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-3011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-3011
Share of U.S. applications
0.16%
Applications on record
19,709
FY2025
1,228
Median offered wage
$133,000
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$133,000certified 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 Economists (SOC 19-3011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Economists

7461,492FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
7461,492FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008162
FY2009319
FY20101,019
FY2011920
FY2012952
FY2013814
FY2014965
FY20151,123
FY20161,179
FY20171,187
FY20181,486
FY20191,492
FY20201,283
FY20211,276
FY20221,428
FY20231,004
FY20241,019
FY20251,228
FY2026*853
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*736117
FY20251,041187
FY2024865154
FY2023851153
FY20221,240188
FY20211,089187
FY20201,092191
FY20191,381111
FY20181,296190
FY20171,012175
FY2016952227
FY2015903220
FY2014800165
FY2013705109
FY2012752200
FY2011723197
FY2010742277
FY2009170149
FY20080162
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. Analysis Group, Inc.1,086
  2. Cornerstone Research, Inc.1,005
  3. Capital One Services, LLC833
  4. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.748
  5. Capital One, National Association731
  6. Amazon.com Services LLC600
  7. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System539
  8. National Economic Research Associates, Inc.361
  9. The Brattle Group263
  10. CRA International, Inc.235
  11. Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.222
  12. Compass Lexecon LLC195
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).

Economists: applications by worksite state

1+18+31+119+365+
1+18+31+119+365+
Data table
StateApplications
NY3,516
CA2,880
DC2,078
MA1,832
VA1,559
TX1,164
IL1,129
TN780
WA757
FL617
PA408
NJ365
MD253
GA227
MI207
MO200
NC193
CO169
OH143
IN135
CT133
MN119
AR86
DE66
AZ64
LA51
WI50
UT49
IA44
AL37
NV33
OK32
NM31
OR30
HI30
RI27
SC25
NE22
NH21
KY20
KS19
ND19
MS18
WV17
WY17
ID14
PR10
SD3
ME3
AK3
VT2
VI1
MT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,603
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,430
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,782
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,520
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,078
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA760
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA719
  8. Memphis, TN-MS-AR703
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX502
  10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL441
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 $133,000; middle half $95,000 to $180,000 · median prevailing wage $100,849 (marker) · 2,576 applications.

$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I897
  2. Level II863
  3. Level III467
  4. Level IV339
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Economist1,450
  2. Associate936
  3. Analyst911
  4. Business Manager588
  5. Senior Business Analyst469
  6. Research Associate414
  7. Economist II304
  8. Economist I272
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
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Richmond, VA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • 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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