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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1054 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1054
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,789
FY2025
348
Median offered wage
$90,400
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$90,400certified 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 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1054). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

174348FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
174348FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200847
FY2009119
FY2010306
FY2011230
FY2012291
FY2013268
FY2014276
FY2015243
FY2016303
FY2017229
FY2018290
FY2019284
FY2020227
FY2021246
FY2022269
FY2023280
FY2024320
FY2025348
FY2026*213
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*19221
FY202531434
FY202429723
FY202326416
FY202224227
FY202119848
FY202019631
FY201924440
FY201824248
FY201719633
FY201623766
FY201520538
FY201422254
FY201323434
FY201222368
FY201120030
FY2010199107
FY20098138
FY2008047
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 Buffalo125
  2. Michigan State University84
  3. California Polytechnic State University59
  4. University of Maryland College Park55
  5. University of Massachusetts Medical School55
  6. Purdue University51
  7. Harvard University51
  8. University of Washington49
  9. Louisiana State University and A & M College49
  10. The Florida State University45
  11. University of Illinois45
  12. University of California, San Diego42
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).

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

3+19+35+83+134+
3+19+35+83+134+
Data table
StateApplications
CA471
NY411
TX292
MA269
PA245
MI206
FL195
GA165
IL152
VA148
OH137
IN134
NC120
AL111
LA107
NJ100
TN97
MD95
WA87
CT85
CO85
MO83
MS78
KS66
MN65
WI64
AZ60
IA54
OK52
UT46
KY45
SD45
SC35
DC32
DE32
NV30
PR29
AR27
NM27
WV26
HI20
NH20
RI19
ID18
NE18
OR17
ND17
MT14
VI12
ME11
VT7
GU5
WY3
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ240
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH222
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA163
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD114
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA101
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN92
  7. Lansing-East Lansing, MI87
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV81
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX77
  10. Pittsburgh, PA69
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 $90,400; middle half $71,825 to $105,800 · median prevailing wage $63,280 (marker) · 775 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I515
  2. Level II129
  3. Level III24
  4. Level IV13
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,871
  2. Assistant Professor of Physics373
  3. Lecturer157
  4. Associate Professor115
  5. Instructor90
  6. Professor84
  7. Research Assistant Professor76
  8. Visiting Assistant Professor63
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
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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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