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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-4099 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-4099
Share of U.S. applications
0.02%
Applications on record
2,231
FY2025
147
Median offered wage
$64,200
Certified (last three years)
96.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$64,200certified 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 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (SOC 19-4099). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

162323FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
162323FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084
FY2009111
FY2010323
FY2011136
FY2012114
FY2013102
FY2014126
FY2015113
FY201699
FY201783
FY201871
FY2019104
FY202097
FY2021133
FY2022146
FY202387
FY202498
FY2025147
FY2026*137
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*009245
FY20252110440
FY2024008414
FY2023215529
FY20220111728
FY20210111121
FY2020218311
FY2019009113
FY201800692
FY201700830
FY201600990
FY2015001121
FY2014001251
FY2013001011
FY2012001140
FY2011001342
FY2010003176
FY2009001074
FY20080004

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Novitium Pharma LLC.207
  2. University of Pittsburgh75
  3. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente68
  4. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.65
  5. Riconpharma LLC39
  6. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute37
  7. Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.35
  8. ANIP Acquisitions, Inc.31
  9. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska30
  10. Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC28
  11. The Fountain Group LLC27
  12. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Cente25

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other: applications by worksite state

1+3+8+14+38+
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Data table
StateApplications
NJ512
TX293
MA224
CA203
PA124
NY118
FL111
MD69
VA62
OH54
MN38
IL34
NC34
NE32
AL27
GA23
MI22
CO21
WI17
WA16
IN14
DC13
KY12
NH12
CT12
OR11
UT10
AZ9
TN8
ID8
KS8
AR8
OK8
RI8
AK7
MP6
IA6
LA6
ND4
SD4
DE3
VT3
HI3
MO3
WV2
NM2
MS2
NV2
PR2
MT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ344
  2. Trenton-Princeton, NJ226
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH191
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX128
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX98
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV83
  7. Pittsburgh, PA81
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA76
  9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL71
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD57

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $64,200; middle half $57,700 to $76,731 · median prevailing wage $53,726 (marker) · 265 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I56
  2. Level II87
  3. Level III85
  4. Level IV48
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Quality Control Analyst407
  2. Research Associate145
  3. Research Assistant52
  4. Postdoctoral Fellow48
  5. Postdoctoral Associate47
  6. Research Assistant II33
  7. SR. Quality Control Analyst32
  8. Quality Assurance Analyst29

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
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ