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SOC 19-1023

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists.

5-period LCA filings

249

Employers

103

Median reported wage

$67,725

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

60

FY2023

54

FY2024

63

FY2025

51

FY2026 Q3

21

Explore sponsors by state

Compare employers for this occupation in states with meaningful historical filing activity.

Employers to research

Compare relevant filing volume with historical consistency and recent activity.

#Employer5-period filingsActiveRecent streakFY2026 Q3Median wage
1University of Washington124/543$70,711
2Cornell University114/511$67,200
3Oregon State University103/530$63,426
4Research Foundation for the State University of New York83/530$71,494
5The University of Texas at Austin84/511$67,725
6Zoological Society of San Diego74/540$94,800
7Auburn University65/552$60,071
8Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University63/530$55,705
9University of California, Santa Cruz53/510$85,900
10University of Connecticut52/510$66,028
11UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA52/520$68,411
12WORLD WILDLIFE FUND US54/540$85,800
13RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY42/510$76,354
14Smithsonian Institution43/510$76,031
15The Research Foundation for SUNY ESF42/510$57,480
16The Trustees of Princeton University43/520$72,952
17University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff42/510$53,750
18University of Illinois43/510$60,111
19UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY42/520$51,000
20University of Wisconsin System43/530$54,920
21University of California, Davis42/510$65,650
22APEX BAIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.33/521$100,000
23Bat Conservation International32/510$70,886
24Battelle Memorial Institute32/522$114,000
25Environmental Defense Fund Inc.33/511$95,409
26MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY32/520$70,013
27S.C. Department of Natural Resources31/510$52,699
28Texas Tech University32/520$50,000
29TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA33/530$84,614
30University of Alaska32/510$113,339
31State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife33/520$50,088
32American Museum of Natural History22/520$67,777
33Colorado State University22/511$52,050
34CoreSeed Aquaculture (Guam) Corporation21/510$49,358
35FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute22/520$58,365
36FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY22/510$75,424
37Harvard University22/510$58,500
38New York University22/510$60,962
39Purdue University22/510$55,520
40Regents of the University of California at Riverside22/520$75,565
41Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute22/510$53,750
42Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii22/510$70,505
43Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi21/510$55,000
44The College of William and Mary21/510$61,170
45The Pennsylvania State University22/520$55,662
46University of California, Merced21/510$70,489
47UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO22/510$93,800
48University of Idaho22/510$78,915
49Vanderbilt University22/510$58,542
50The Ohio State University22/520$60,504
51Native Village of Eyak22/521$70,356
52New England Aquarium22/510$108,854
53San Jose State University Research Foundation22/510$86,015
54Wisdom Good Works Inc21/510$91,686
55Advanced Aquarium Technologies, Inc.11/510$47,424
56Arizona State University11/510$53,045
57Bayer Research and Development Services LLC11/510$115,192
58Buckeye Honey Badgers, LLC11/511$72,800
59Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc11/510$54,371
60Del Sol Group11/510$53,040
61EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. F/K/A Wildlife Trust Incorporated11/510$115,000
62EDGES AQUATIC SERVICES LLC11/510$59,342
63Emory University11/510$60,200
64FishChoice Inc.11/510$77,000
65Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute11/510$47,840
66GreenLight Biosciences, Inc.11/511$82,022
67Loon Preservation Committee11/511$130,000
68Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries11/510$60,278
69Marine Biological Laboratory11/510$105,000
70Michigan Technological University11/511$64,834
71Mississippi State University11/510$47,481
72Montana State University11/510$39,998
73National Marine Mammal Foundation, Inc11/510$96,000
74Riverside Discovery Center11/511$65,000
75Save the Chimps, Inc.11/510$74,422
76State University of New York at Stony Brook11/510$70,000
77The Catholic University of America11/510$44,400
78The Curators of the University of Missouri11/510$46,613
79The Florida State University11/510$73,000
80The Procter & Gamble Company11/510$136,000
81The Rockefeller University11/510$72,100
82THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE11/510$55,000
83TRIGYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.11/511$92,000
84Tufts University11/510$75,000
85University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture11/511$52,832
86University of California, Berkeley11/510$85,900
87University of Colorado11/510$61,031
88University of Guam11/510$62,046
89University of Maine11/510$79,999
90University of Michigan11/510$66,600
91University of Minnesota11/510$65,000
92University of New Mexico11/510$57,179
93University of Texas Medical Branch11/510$54,540
94University of Wyoming11/510$49,999
95Utah State University11/510$55,000
96Vector Control Consultants11/510$72,800
97WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY11/511$53,000
98Wildlife Conservation Network11/510$93,150
99WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY11/510$90,000
100Boston College11/510$46,613

Results use LCA applications appearing in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. FY2026 is partial through Q3. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship.