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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1052 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1052
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
5,066
FY2025
360
Median offered wage
$76,442
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$76,442certified 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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1052). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

183365FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
183365FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200856
FY2009120
FY2010365
FY2011298
FY2012283
FY2013267
FY2014288
FY2015302
FY2016316
FY2017271
FY2018284
FY2019278
FY2020289
FY2021223
FY2022289
FY2023280
FY2024286
FY2025360
FY2026*211
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*18328
FY202532733
FY202426521
FY202326218
FY202226326
FY202119132
FY202025534
FY201923840
FY201822856
FY201722744
FY201624175
FY201525349
FY201422959
FY201324027
FY201221766
FY201124058
FY201026798
FY20097446
FY2008056
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. State University of New York at Buffalo74
  2. Arizona State University51
  3. University of Oklahoma47
  4. University of Maryland College Park41
  5. Indiana University40
  6. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center38
  7. Texas A&m University38
  8. University of Connecticut38
  9. University of Michigan36
  10. University of Wisconsin System34
  11. University of Minnesota34
  12. Auburn University34
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).

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

3+23+57+89+132+
3+23+57+89+132+
Data table
StateApplications
NY401
TX377
CA358
PA227
FL204
GA188
IL182
MA167
MI158
OH153
NC137
VA132
IN129
NJ120
LA115
AL108
TN108
WI103
WA100
MO94
CO94
OK91
SC89
MN85
AZ79
KS78
OR75
CT73
AR68
NM66
NE62
KY58
WV57
MS56
IA54
MD51
PR42
UT42
NV31
HI28
ND27
SD27
DC24
ID23
MT23
RI22
NH21
VT18
WY13
AK8
ME7
GU7
DE3
VI3
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ265
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA122
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH119
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD83
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA83
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX74
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN72
  8. Pittsburgh, PA59
  9. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT53
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV51
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 $76,442; middle half $64,210 to $95,472 · median prevailing wage $60,010 (marker) · 756 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I540
  2. Level II115
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV3
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,589
  2. Assistant Professor of Chemistry483
  3. Lecturer222
  4. Instructor93
  5. Associate Professor92
  6. Chemistry Instructor80
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry74
  8. Assistant Professor, Chemistry62
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.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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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