H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for soil and plant scientists
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 19-1013 (Soil and Plant Scientists), 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 soil and plant scientists?
119 employers had 339 certified H-1B LCAs for soil and plant scientists in the window. The most active were Michigan State University, Bayer Research and Development Services LLC and Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $70,000 a year. California 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 | 339 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 119 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $70,000 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $60,400 – $89,300 |
| Most common worksite state | California |
Top H-1B sponsors for soil and plant scientists
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State University | 19 |
| 2 | Bayer Research and Development Services LLC | 18 |
| 3 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 12 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 11 |
| 5 | Oregon State University | 10 |
| 6 | Colorado State University | 9 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University | 9 |
| 8 | Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 9 |
| 10 | University of California, Davis | 9 |
| 11 | University of Georgia | 9 |
| 12 | Purdue University | 8 |
| 13 | University of Florida | 8 |
| 14 | Washington State University | 8 |
| 15 | Clemson University | 7 |
| 16 | The Curators of the University of Missouri | 7 |
| 17 | BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC | 6 |
| 18 | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | 6 |
| 19 | North Dakota State University | 6 |
| 20 | University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources | 6 |
| 21 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | 5 |
| 22 | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture | 5 |
| 23 | University of Kentucky | 5 |
| 24 | University of Illinois | 4 |
| 25 | University of Maryland College Park | 4 |
| 26 | The University of Tennessee | 4 |
| 27 | Cornell University | 3 |
| 28 | Corteva Agriscience LLC | 3 |
| 29 | Driscoll's, Inc. | 3 |
| 30 | Inari Agriculture, Inc. | 3 |
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)$60,000
- Level II (qualified)$66,000
- Level III (experienced)$84,900
- Level IV (fully competent)$110,600
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.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate23
- Research Associate16
- Postdoctoral Fellow12
- Research Scientist11
- Postdoctoral Associate11
- Postdoctoral Scholar10
- Assistant Project Scientist9
- Research Assistant Professor8
- Assistant Professor6
- Research Scientist I5
- Agronomist5
- Research Specialist5
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for soil and plant scientists?
- In this window: Michigan State University, Bayer Research and Development Services LLC, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, University of Minnesota and Oregon State University. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B soil and plant scientists get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $70,000 a year, with the middle half between $60,400 – $89,300. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 19-1013?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Soil and Plant Scientists. 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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