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Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1126 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1126
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,549
FY2025
231
Median offered wage
$77,568
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$77,568certified 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 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1126). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

119237FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
119237FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200838
FY200955
FY2010230
FY2011213
FY2012214
FY2013204
FY2014237
FY2015224
FY2016231
FY2017181
FY2018182
FY2019209
FY2020185
FY2021151
FY2022190
FY2023191
FY2024205
FY2025231
FY2026*178
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13543
FY202519239
FY202419411
FY202317120
FY202216129
FY202112229
FY202014540
FY201916544
FY201814240
FY201714338
FY201617160
FY201518044
FY201417661
FY201316935
FY201216747
FY201117835
FY201014387
FY20092926
FY2008038
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. Olivet University112
  2. Andrews University38
  3. The University of Southern California38
  4. University of Pittsburgh36
  5. Emory University35
  6. University of Notre Dame Du Lac33
  7. University of Maryland College Park32
  8. Georgetown University31
  9. Loyola University Chicago29
  10. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania29
  11. Yale University29
  12. Boston College29
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).

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

1+8+24+63+110+
1+8+24+63+110+
Data table
StateApplications
CA520
NY326
PA247
TX185
IL178
MA176
VA145
MI125
OH122
NC115
IN110
MO91
FL90
GA83
MD82
CT76
WA73
WI68
DC67
TN66
NJ63
CO52
AL45
RI40
SC36
IA34
AZ33
MN31
KY29
UT26
OK24
OR20
HI19
LA18
ME17
KS16
NH16
ID13
PR13
MS12
SD8
VT7
NE6
NM6
AR6
NV4
DE3
GU3
WV2
ND1
WY1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ199
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA164
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN155
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH143
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV127
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD119
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA108
  8. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA80
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA78
  10. Pittsburgh, PA67
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 $77,568; middle half $65,000 to $94,679 · median prevailing wage $59,597 (marker) · 508 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I350
  2. Level II78
  3. Level III29
  4. Level IV9
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor919
  2. Assistant Professor of Philosophy208
  3. Associate Professor109
  4. Professor94
  5. Lecturer57
  6. Visiting Assistant Professor38
  7. Instructor34
  8. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies34
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
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • 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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