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Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1064 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1064
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,517
FY2025
104
Median offered wage
$80,000
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$80,000certified 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 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1064). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

55109FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
55109FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200820
FY200941
FY2010109
FY201158
FY201278
FY201393
FY201494
FY201565
FY2016106
FY201787
FY201889
FY2019107
FY202082
FY202182
FY202275
FY202380
FY202487
FY2025104
FY2026*60
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*537
FY20259014
FY2024852
FY2023755
FY2022696
FY20216418
FY2020757
FY20199611
FY20187118
FY20176423
FY20168026
FY20155312
FY20147123
FY20138013
FY20125325
FY2011535
FY20106346
FY20092219
FY2008020
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. University of Maryland College Park54
  2. State University of New York at Buffalo39
  3. University of Illinois37
  4. Texas A&m University30
  5. The Pennsylvania State University27
  6. George Mason University26
  7. Texas Tech University25
  8. Arizona State University25
  9. University of Connecticut23
  10. University of North Carolina at Charlotte23
  11. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities22
  12. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center22
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).

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

1+7+17+32+50+
1+7+17+32+50+
Data table
StateApplications
TX108
CA97
NY81
IL78
FL65
OH65
VA60
NC58
MD55
PA52
GA50
WI46
MN45
MI43
CT42
AL39
AZ36
MA34
UT34
OK34
OR32
WV27
KS26
TN26
CO25
IN25
NJ21
HI20
SD19
IA18
KY17
MO13
ID13
NE10
NM10
MS10
DE9
LA9
NH7
MT7
WA7
SC7
DC6
VT6
NV5
AR5
ND5
WY5
AK2
RI2
ME1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV82
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA48
  3. Champaign-Urbana, IL36
  4. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35
  5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ35
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA31
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN31
  8. College Station-Bryan, TX29
  9. State College, PA27
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ25
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 $80,000; middle half $70,000 to $91,000 · median prevailing wage $60,070 (marker) · 221 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I145
  2. Level II19
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor623
  2. Assistant Professor of Geography74
  3. Visiting Assistant Professor45
  4. Lecturer43
  5. Associate Professor28
  6. Instructor22
  7. Associate Professor of Geography19
  8. Teaching Assistant Professor15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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