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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1065 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1065
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
4,095
FY2025
345
Median offered wage
$83,000
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$83,000certified 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 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1065). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

173345FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
173345FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200835
FY200955
FY2010264
FY2011242
FY2012218
FY2013211
FY2014248
FY2015193
FY2016226
FY2017231
FY2018260
FY2019278
FY2020170
FY2021166
FY2022245
FY2023207
FY2024267
FY2025345
FY2026*234
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*17658
FY202529253
FY202423433
FY202319017
FY202222025
FY202110858
FY202013535
FY201921662
FY201818872
FY201718249
FY201615967
FY201513657
FY201418563
FY201317140
FY201215860
FY201118458
FY2010156108
FY20092629
FY2008035
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. Harvard University66
  2. Yale University59
  3. American University59
  4. State University of New York at Buffalo52
  5. Columbia University51
  6. Georgetown University47
  7. Indiana University45
  8. University of California, San Diego43
  9. The Pennsylvania State University36
  10. Purdue University35
  11. Johns Hopkins University33
  12. Texas Tech University32
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).

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

1+14+33+52+124+
1+14+33+52+124+
Data table
StateApplications
NY409
TX356
CA321
MA226
DC193
PA189
IL164
FL160
VA159
GA140
MI128
OH124
IN124
NC119
CT118
NJ68
MO66
OR62
SC57
TN57
WI57
MN52
AL48
CO48
HI48
KY47
AZ45
MD44
WA42
RI36
LA34
OK33
UT31
KS31
AR30
NE29
IA28
MS28
ME25
NM21
ID17
NH14
NV13
VT13
DE11
WY8
WV8
AK5
SD4
GU2
MT2
ND1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV234
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ218
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH186
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA121
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN105
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX80
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA76
  8. New Haven, CT64
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD62
  10. Syracuse, NY61
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 $83,000; middle half $67,735 to $100,000 · median prevailing wage $61,060 (marker) · 681 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I523
  2. Level II78
  3. Level III7
  4. Level IV4
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,483
  2. Assistant Professor of Political Science190
  3. Lecturer99
  4. Visiting Assistant Professor95
  5. Associate Professor85
  6. Assistant Professor, Political Science51
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science50
  8. Instructor37
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.

  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • 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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