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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1063 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1063
Share of U.S. applications
0.08%
Applications on record
9,697
FY2025
679
Median offered wage
$113,000
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$113,000certified 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 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1063). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

340679FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
340679FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008119
FY2009153
FY2010664
FY2011459
FY2012529
FY2013486
FY2014534
FY2015523
FY2016609
FY2017552
FY2018643
FY2019605
FY2020535
FY2021477
FY2022521
FY2023572
FY2024507
FY2025679
FY2026*530
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*409121
FY2025537142
FY202443869
FY202351359
FY202244873
FY2021360117
FY2020418117
FY2019467138
FY2018458185
FY2017414138
FY2016426183
FY2015405118
FY2014376158
FY201341868
FY2012389140
FY2011348111
FY2010386278
FY20097974
FY20080119
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 Buffalo195
  2. University of Wisconsin System133
  3. The University of Chicago129
  4. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania125
  5. University of Michigan116
  6. Columbia University116
  7. The Pennsylvania State University111
  8. University of Maryland College Park109
  9. Indiana University101
  10. New York University94
  11. University of California, San Diego85
  12. University of Massachusetts Medical School84
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).

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

2+34+70+137+284+
2+34+70+137+284+
Data table
StateApplications
NY1,122
CA818
PA701
TX573
MA557
IL431
IN312
OH312
GA309
NC301
MI291
FL284
WI282
VA266
CT237
MD196
NJ179
DC163
MN160
MO147
TN146
WA137
IA130
AL121
OK115
CO111
LA102
AZ98
UT88
RI82
SC72
ME71
OR70
AR68
NH64
WV63
KY59
HI55
MS54
KS50
NE48
ND44
ID34
DE33
NM32
SD28
VT28
NV22
WY12
MT8
AK6
PR3
GU2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ563
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH437
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA330
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN291
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD265
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV258
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA182
  8. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY143
  9. Pittsburgh, PA139
  10. Ann Arbor, MI113
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 $113,000; middle half $90,000 to $155,000 · median prevailing wage $73,830 (marker) · 1,359 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I920
  2. Level II196
  3. Level III53
  4. Level IV21
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor3,243
  2. Assistant Professor of Economics1,110
  3. Lecturer229
  4. Visiting Assistant Professor205
  5. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics159
  6. Associate Professor158
  7. Assistant Professor, Economics112
  8. Instructor97
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.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 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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