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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1122 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1122
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,405
FY2025
311
Median offered wage
$74,000
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$74,000certified 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 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1122). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

159317FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
159317FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200846
FY200970
FY2010306
FY2011173
FY2012225
FY2013185
FY2014210
FY2015216
FY2016236
FY2017238
FY2018296
FY2019317
FY2020258
FY2021200
FY2022265
FY2023294
FY2024261
FY2025311
FY2026*298
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*23563
FY202525259
FY202423427
FY202326826
FY202223629
FY202115149
FY202018870
FY201925067
FY201822175
FY201718256
FY201617759
FY201516155
FY201415456
FY201315530
FY201216065
FY201113637
FY2010181125
FY20094624
FY2008046
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 Buffalo79
  2. University of Maryland College Park72
  3. The Ohio University50
  4. Louisiana State University and A & M College48
  5. The University of Georgia44
  6. The Pennsylvania State University44
  7. University of Massachusetts Medical School42
  8. Texas Tech University42
  9. Michigan State University41
  10. The University of Alabama40
  11. University of Oklahoma39
  12. Northwestern University39
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).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

2+15+41+71+124+
2+15+41+71+124+
Data table
StateApplications
CA338
TX310
NY306
IL282
PA209
FL198
OH191
MI170
IN143
VA135
GA130
MA124
WI118
WA102
LA101
AL99
NC93
TN91
MD84
CO82
MN74
MO71
NJ65
CT65
SC64
OK64
KS60
UT57
IA56
AZ52
OR47
MS45
KY41
NM39
AR37
DC36
ND35
NE35
HI31
ID23
NV23
RI19
WV15
SD9
VT6
WY5
PR5
MT4
NH4
ME4
DE3
AK3
GU2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ184
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN145
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA145
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH94
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD88
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV87
  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL62
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX59
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX50
  10. Athens-Clarke County, GA44
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 $74,000; middle half $64,716 to $85,752 · median prevailing wage $52,810 (marker) · 705 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I485
  2. Level II100
  3. Level III20
  4. Level IV2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,623
  2. Assistant Professor of Communication144
  3. Lecturer117
  4. Assistant Professor of Communications80
  5. Associate Professor63
  6. Assistant Professor of Communication Studies55
  7. Instructor50
  8. Visiting Assistant Professor43
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.

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • 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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