Occupation salary profile

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

SOC 19-4099 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.

National median · BLS
$62,280
▲ +3.58% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$65,000
▲ +1.25% YoY · 86 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$66,280
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
73,910
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 86 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$39,000$47,840
25th$48,030$55,000
Median (50th)$62,280$65,000
75th$79,780$77,750
90th — top pay$102,690$80,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $65,000 for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other — 4.4% above the BLS national median of $62,280.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

BLS projects employment of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other to grow 4.4% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 11,200 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
89,500 → 93,400
+3,900 jobs
Projected change
+4.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
11,200
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Associate's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
7.4% of workers (2025)
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need an associate's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $65,000
Change vs prior year +1.25%
After inflation (CPI-U) -1.82%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 20 23.3% $54,080 $54,080 $56,805
Level II 26 30.2% $56,000 $60,000 $69,660
Level III 30 34.9% $66,250 $78,500 $80,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 19-4099, from 86 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Quality Control Analyst 28 32.56% $65,250 $80,000 $80,000 +24.61%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

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What workers in this group do

Specialties within this occupation
  • Quality Control Analysts
  • Remote Sensing Technicians
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.