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Industrial Ecologists
SOC 19-2041. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 893 labor condition applications for Industrial Ecologists (SOC 19-2041) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 858 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $84,116 a year (quartiles $69,992–$106,000), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,636. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (31% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 78 with a median offered wage of $88,518.
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
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 30%Level II 31%Level III 13%Level IV 14%Not stated 13%
| Measure | SOC 19-2041 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $84,116 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $69,992–$106,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 61% | 56% |
| Share certified | 96% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (890 here).
Offered wages by employer
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 Industrial Ecologists: 146 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 205 · Texas 89 · New York 78 · Massachusetts 58 · New Jersey 42 · Washington 36 · District of Columbia 31 · Michigan 26 · Maryland 26 · Virginia 25
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.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $88,518.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Secaucus | 8 |
| WSP USA Inc. | New York | 4 |
| The International Council on Clean Transportation | Washington | 4 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc. | Boulder | 2 |
| Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc | Syracuse | 2 |
| Watershed Technology, Inc. | San Francisco | 2 |
| Trinity Consultants, Inc. | Dallas | 2 |
| Rich Mark Developer Group INC. | Fort Lee | 2 |
| Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. | Moon Township | 2 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Santa Clara | 1 |
| Michael Baker International, Inc. | Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Kam Consultants Corp. | Long Island City | 1 |
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. | Pullman | 1 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | Norwell | 1 |
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 Industrial Ecologists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-2041 is $84,116 a year, with the middle half between $69,992 and $106,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,636.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Industrial Ecologists?
California Air Resources Board (35), Trinity Consultants, Inc. (33), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (30), Battelle Memorial Institute (15), WSP USA Inc. (12)
Which wage level is most common for Industrial Ecologists?
Level II: Level I 30%, Level II 31%, Level III 13%, Level IV 14% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Industrial Ecologists?
78 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $88,518.
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.