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SOC 19-2021

Atmospheric and Space Scientists Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Atmospheric and Space Scientists.

5-period LCA filings

737

Employers

120

Median reported wage

$89,344

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

141

FY2023

161

FY2024

138

FY2025

170

FY2026 Q3

127

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 Corporation for Atmospheric Research865/5523$99,559
2Battelle Memorial Institute605/5510$104,798
3Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC295/551$123,360
4The Trustees of Princeton University285/554$67,000
5UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO285/556$92,000
6University of Maryland, Baltimore County285/552$88,516
7University of Maryland College Park275/554$107,440
8Brookhaven National Laboratory245/558$111,000
9University of California, Los Angeles215/553$83,300
10University of Oklahoma205/552$68,550
11University of Maryland193/530$107,440
12Columbia University175/553$72,500
13Cornell University164/540$64,750
14University of Colorado154/536$75,000
15University of Michigan155/553$65,000
16Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University135/551$71,575
17California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory123/510$128,232
18University of Alaska115/552$88,005
19UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI114/522$84,427
20Colorado State University104/540$78,340
21The Catholic University of America94/521$82,500
22Massachusetts Institute of Technology84/540$88,427
23Science Systems and Applications, Inc.84/512$105,145
24UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE83/510$69,360
25Texas A&M University74/540$61,320
26Universities Space Research Association73/520$113,568
27University of Wisconsin System74/523$76,484
28Bay Area Environmental Research Institute64/542$116,438
29California Institute of Technology64/540$81,658
30George Mason University65/552$77,522
31Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.52/520$88,825
32Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory52/520$153,000
33Research Foundation for the State University of New York54/541$70,000
34Triad National Security, LLC54/540$105,486
35UChicago Argonne LLC52/520$84,094
36University of California, Davis53/522$80,800
37Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC42/510$97,927
38Mississippi State University41/514$67,000
39New Mexico State University44/540$72,491
40North Carolina State University43/530$76,960
41University of California, Berkeley43/521$100,550
42University of Massachusetts Lowell43/521$70,536
43AIR Worldwide Corporation32/522$125,000
44Georgia Institute of Technology31/513$69,680
45Howard University32/520$73,000
46Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii33/511$103,106
47Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany31/510$73,944
48Temple University--A Commonwealth University32/520$65,000
49TETmedical, Inc.31/510$75,000
50University of Connecticut33/511$63,000
51University of South Carolina33/531$57,317
52University of South Florida32/521$65,000
53University of Wyoming32/512$71,000
54West Virginia University33/520$70,000
55Brown University22/511$68,425
56CASTLETON COMMODITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC22/510$187,500
57Climate Change AI21/510$80,000
58Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab22/511$164,250
59LEAR CORPORATION22/511$158,335
60National Institute of Aerospace Associates22/510$94,738
61NorthWest Research Associates, Inc.22/520$82,816
62NTESS, LLC22/510$116,600
63NVIDIA Corporation21/510$148,000
64RenRe North America Employee Services Inc.22/520$120,500
65SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION22/521$99,041
66Science Applications International Corporation22/510$92,020
67The University of Alabama in Huntsville22/521$62,544
68Univ of WI System21/510$86,311
69University of New Hampshire22/511$77,168
70University of North Dakota21/510$96,000
71University of Texas at Dallas22/520$67,539
72Utah State University21/510$97,864
73Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University22/521$69,047
74AccuWeather Sales and Service, LLC11/510$75,000
75American Airlines, Inc.11/511$149,760
76Aon Re, Inc.11/510$120,000
77Arizona State University11/510$80,000
78Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company11/510$160,000
79Boston College11/510$68,979
80Desert Research Institute11/511$98,280
81Environmental Model and Data Optima Inc.11/510$85,000
82Ethiopia Post Head Office (GPO) Black Lion11/511$82,014
83Global Science and Technology, Inc.11/510$103,306
84Gridmatic Inc.11/511$198,000
85Hampton University11/510$65,853
86Harvard University11/510$65,000
87Iowa State University of Science and Technology11/510$56,056
88Land IQ11/510$65,000
89Michigan Technological University11/511$61,027
90Morgan State University11/510$81,500
91Northeastern University11/510$63,011
92Point72 Asset Management, L.P.11/511$200,000
93Pravah Inc.11/510$260,000
94RBC Capital Markets LLC11/510$145,000
95Reflective Inc.11/510$160,000
96RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY11/510$70,000
97Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey11/510$73,000
98Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory11/510$101,514
99Stratospheres Inc.11/511$150,000
100Texas Tech University11/510$60,528

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.