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Conservation Scientists

SOC 19-1031. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.

Employers filed 55 labor condition applications for Conservation Scientists (SOC 19-1031) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 52 of them certified.

The median offered wage is $68,445 a year (quartiles $60,000–$86,116), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,816. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (35% of filings).

PERM applications for the occupation number 7 with a median offered wage of $100,000.

55labor condition applicationsFY2025–2026
$68,445median offered wageall occupations $122,221
$62,816median prevailing wage
95%certified

H-1B labor condition applications

Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

Applications by fiscal year

FY2025FY2026 (to date)
Applications by fiscal year of decision; FY2025: 28 certified · FY2026: 24 certified. The latest fiscal year is partial.

Prevailing wage levels

Level I 35%Level II 27%Level III 24%Level IV 9%Not stated 5%

MeasureSOC 19-1031All occupations
Median offered wage$68,445$122,221
25th–75th percentile$60,000–$86,116—
Share at Level I or II62%56%
Share certified95%98%

Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (55 here).

Offered wages by employer

EmployerCityApplicationsMean offered wage
Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaLincoln4$66,158
Colorado State UniversityFort Collins4$75,024
North Dakota State UniversityFargo3$63,000
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis2—
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley2—
Zoological Society of CincinnatiCincinnati2—
Prairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View2—
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh2—
Washington State UniversityPullman2—
World Wildlife Fund USWashington2—
Conservation InternationalArlington2—
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServiceCollege Station1—
The Curators of the University of MissouriColumbia1—
University of Rhode IslandKingston1—
Shedd Aquarium ScoietyChicago1—
Boise State UniversityBoise1—
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley1—
The University of TennesseeKnoxville1—
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette1—
Monterey Bay Aquarium FoundationMonterey1—
Cornell UniversityIthaca1—
University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceCambridge1—
University of MontanaMissoula1—
Texas A&M AgriLife ResearchCollege Station1—
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing1—
The University of ArizonaTucson1—
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.Pasadena1—

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

All employers, A to Z

All employers for Conservation Scientists: 8 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.

Worksite states

California 9 · Texas 5 · Nebraska 4 · Colorado 4 · Oregon 3 · District of Columbia 3 · Ohio 3 · North Dakota 3 · North Carolina 2 · Washington 2

PERM labor certification

PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

FY2024FY2025FY2026 (to date)
PERM applications by fiscal year; FY2024: 0 certified · FY2025: 4 certified · FY2026: 2 certified.

Median offered wage on PERM applications: $100,000.

EmployerCityPERM applications
Shedd Aquarium ScoietyChicago1
World Wildlife Fund USWashington1
Fullerton Grounds MaintenanceKenvil1
Foresight Finishing LLCTempe1

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for Conservation Scientists?

The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-1031 is $68,445 a year, with the middle half between $60,000 and $86,116; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,816.

Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Conservation Scientists?

Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (4), Colorado State University (4), North Dakota State University (3), Oregon State University (2), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2)

Which wage level is most common for Conservation Scientists?

Level I: Level I 35%, Level II 27%, Level III 24%, Level IV 9% of filings.

How many PERM applications name Conservation Scientists?

7 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $100,000.

Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.