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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1051 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1051
Share of U.S. applications
0.02%
Applications on record
1,975
FY2025
169
Median offered wage
$93,000
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$93,000certified 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 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

85169FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
85169FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200811
FY200927
FY201091
FY201185
FY201287
FY201379
FY2014104
FY2015110
FY2016134
FY2017108
FY2018143
FY2019112
FY2020119
FY202199
FY2022129
FY2023122
FY2024133
FY2025169
FY2026*113
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*9716
FY202515316
FY202412310
FY20231166
FY202211217
FY20218217
FY202010118
FY20199616
FY201811132
FY20178028
FY20169440
FY20158525
FY20148024
FY2013727
FY20126918
FY20116619
FY20105833
FY20091413
FY2008011

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Applications by employer
  1. University of Washington52
  2. State University of New York at Buffalo43
  3. The Pennsylvania State University36
  4. Purdue University35
  5. The University of Texas at Austin34
  6. The University of Arizona32
  7. University of Nevada, Reno32
  8. The Florida State University32
  9. Texas A&m University31
  10. University of Connecticut30
  11. University of Hawaii30
  12. Colorado School of Mines30

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

1+7+20+34+52+
1+7+20+34+52+
Data table
StateApplications
TX197
CA175
FL115
NY113
MA87
WA71
PA70
CO66
GA57
NC55
IN54
OH52
AZ51
MI49
VA46
WI45
CT42
MS41
UT36
OK35
NV34
HI34
AL34
OR32
LA28
KS27
MD27
MO26
SC24
IL23
IA22
TN22
RI20
ME19
NJ17
NM15
AK14
KY12
MN11
NH8
VT8
PR8
SD7
DE7
AR7
ID6
ND6
WY5
NE4
GU4
WV3
MT3
VI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA63
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH58
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ54
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA52
  5. State College, PA37
  6. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN34
  7. Tucson, AZ32
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA32
  9. Urban Honolulu, HI32
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX32

Pay

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

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

Median $93,000; middle half $77,106 to $110,862 · median prevailing wage $65,100 (marker) · 362 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I233
  2. Level II74
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV4
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor827
  2. Research Assistant Professor64
  3. Associate Professor54
  4. Lecturer46
  5. Assistant Scientist28
  6. Assistant Professor of Geology28
  7. Professor23
  8. Visiting Assistant Professor16