H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for social science research assistants
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 19-4061 (Social Science Research Assistants), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for social science research assistants?
173 employers had 340 certified H-1B LCAs for social science research assistants in the window. The most active were The Sphere Institute, Texas A&M University and New York University. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $66,800 a year. New York had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 340 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 173 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $66,800 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $58,700 – $81,200 |
| Most common worksite state | New York |
Top H-1B sponsors for social science research assistants
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sphere Institute | 40 |
| 2 | Texas A&M University | 10 |
| 3 | New York University | 9 |
| 4 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | 7 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University | 7 |
| 6 | The Trustees of Princeton University | 7 |
| 7 | Atlantic Council of the United States Inc. | 6 |
| 8 | The Brookings Institution | 5 |
| 9 | Michigan State University | 5 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 5 |
| 11 | Apprise Incorporated | 4 |
| 12 | Georgetown University | 4 |
| 13 | The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | 4 |
| 14 | Research Foundation of CUNY | 4 |
| 15 | The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 4 |
| 16 | Apex Medical Research, AMR, Inc. | 3 |
| 17 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 3 |
| 18 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 3 |
| 19 | Chicago Medical Research | 3 |
| 20 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 3 |
| 21 | The College of William and Mary | 3 |
| 22 | Henry J Austin Health Center | 3 |
| 23 | Northwestern University | 3 |
| 24 | University of Central Florida | 3 |
| 25 | University of Colorado | 3 |
| 26 | University of Michigan | 3 |
| 27 | Affordable Housing Institute Inc. | 2 |
| 28 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | 2 |
| 29 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 2 |
| 30 | Arizona State University | 2 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$58,300
- Level II (qualified)$65,000
- Level III (experienced)$70,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$89,900
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Research Associate28
- Research Assistant15
- Lead Research Analyst I11
- Senior Research Associate8
- Clinical Research Coordinator7
- Policy Analyst7
- Research Analyst6
- Clinical Researcher6
- Assistant Research Scientist5
- Postdoctoral Fellow5
- Senior Research Specialist5
- Research Specialist5
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for social science research assistants?
- In this window: The Sphere Institute, Texas A&M University, New York University, Center for Strategic and International Studies and Johns Hopkins University. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B social science research assistants get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $66,800 a year, with the middle half between $58,700 – $81,200. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 19-4061?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Social Science Research Assistants. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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