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Political Scientists

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-3094 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-3094
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,376
FY2025
130
Median offered wage
$100,000
Certified (last three years)
98.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$100,000certified 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 Political Scientists (SOC 19-3094). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Political Scientists

65130FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
65130FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200810
FY200923
FY201059
FY201174
FY201270
FY201360
FY201473
FY201577
FY201690
FY201765
FY201870
FY201971
FY202056
FY202171
FY202289
FY2023121
FY202495
FY2025130
FY2026*72
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*693
FY202511812
FY2024941
FY20231156
FY2022845
FY2021656
FY2020506
FY2019701
FY2018619
FY20175510
FY2016819
FY2015698
FY2014676
FY2013555
FY20126010
FY2011677
FY2010545
FY2009176
FY2008010
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. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace33
  2. The Trustees of Princeton University25
  3. World Resources Institute25
  4. The Leland Stanford, Jr University19
  5. Atlantic Council16
  6. United States Institute of Peace15
  7. International Budget Partnership14
  8. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy12
  9. New York University12
  10. Google LLC12
  11. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania12
  12. The University of Southern California12
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).

Political Scientists: applications by worksite state

1+2+4+11+26+
1+2+4+11+26+
Data table
StateApplications
DC531
NY244
CA214
MA63
VA47
NJ34
TX28
MD26
PA24
IL24
FL18
WA17
CO12
AZ11
CT11
OH11
GA10
MI9
OR6
IN5
TN4
DE4
SC3
RI3
LA3
AR2
HI2
NH2
WY2
NE1
IA1
MT1
MO1
NC1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV583
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ240
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA96
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA67
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH63
  6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA28
  7. Trenton-Princeton, NJ27
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN22
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD19
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX17
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 $100,000; middle half $75,000 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $82,971 (marker) · 271 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I115
  2. Level II82
  3. Level III33
  4. Level IV28
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Policy Analyst38
  2. Senior Fellow35
  3. Political Scientist27
  4. Research Associate23
  5. Postdoctoral Associate21
  6. Research Fellow18
  7. Postdoctoral Fellow16
  8. Political Analyst15
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.

  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-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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