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Oak Ridge, TN, 37831 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:37831 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Oak Ridge |
| State | TN |
| Postal code | 37831 |
| LCA filings | 1,663 |
| Companies | 11 |
| Role titles | 1,028 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $40,810 |
| Annualized high max | $3,666,000 |
| Annualized low average | $101,878 |
| Outlier count | 2 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 37831.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) | 1,624 | 1,624 | 45,053 | 3,666,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE | 20 | 20 | 40,810 | 65,000 | 2,016 | 2,019 |
| MASTECH, INC., A MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC. COMPANY | 4 | 4 | 60,000 | 87,301 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 3 | 3 | 51,500 | 51,500 | 2,023 | 2,025 |
| Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Strawberry Plains LLC | 2 | 2 | 135,000 | 145,000 | 2,019 | 2,020 |
| OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES | 2 | 2 | 67,284 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,017 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE | 2 | 2 | 47,476 | 47,476 | 2,017 | 2,019 |
| Type One Energy Group Inc. | 2 | 2 | 96,425 | 180,000 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| UT-Battelle, LLC (ORNL) | 2 | 2 | 95,004 | 95,004 | 2,020 | 2,023 |
| ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, INC. | 1 | 1 | 93,600 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | 1 | 1 | 65,000 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Associate - Condensed Matter Theory | 19-2032.00 Materials Scientists | 10 | $71,136 | $73,805 |
| Research Associate in Geoinformatics Engineering | 15-1111.00 Computer and Information Research Scientists | 10 | $124,008 | $124,008 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | 19-1029 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, ALL OTHER | 8 | $75,928 | $78,637 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | 19-2032 | 7 | $62,880 | $0 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | 19-2012 | 7 | $67,008 | $0 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Systems Biology | 19-1029.00 Biological Scientists, All Other | 6 | $64,990 | $78,660 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOC.-SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY | 19-2032 MATERIALS SCIENTISTS | 6 | $63,000 | $74,467 |
| BEAMLINE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | 19-2012 PHYSICISTS | 5 | $68,004 | $68,004 |
| CFD Applications Engineer | 17-2144.00 Mechanical Engineers, R&D | 5 | $109,920 | $143,684 |
| COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST: LARGE-SCALE SIMULATIONS | 15-2021 MATHEMATICIANS | 5 | $110,004 | $113,304 |
| COMPUTER SCIENTIST | 15-1111 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION RESEARCH SCIENTISTS | 5 | $100,000 | $109,008 |
| HPC DATA PROVENANCE AND MINING RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 15-1111 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION RESEARCH SCIENTISTS | 5 | $102,078 | $123,531 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY | 19-1013 | 5 | $54,810 | $0 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate - Polymer Processing | 19-2032.00 Materials Scientists | 5 | $75,492 | $77,983 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOC. - SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY | 19-2032 | 5 | $64,397 | $0 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 232 | 188 | 38 | $80,393 | $57,779 | 221 | 95.3% |
| 2017 Q2 | 220 | 182 | 28 | $81,738 | $58,312 | 213 | 96.8% |
| 2018 Q2 | 215 | 180 | 31 | $86,840 | $60,401 | 206 | 95.8% |
| 2019 Q2 | 147 | 126 | 30 | $90,664 | $70,149 | 143 | 97.3% |
| 2020 Q1 | 27 | 25 | 14 | $94,568 | $77,601 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 25 | 23 | 8 | $97,471 | $83,163 | 25 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | $89,259 | $77,098 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | $98,052 | $81,384 | 19 | 90.5% |
| 2021 Q1 | 29 | 23 | 10 | $106,062 | $86,643 | 22 | 75.9% |
| 2021 Q2 | 57 | 48 | 15 | $103,072 | $80,315 | 49 | 86.0% |
| 2021 Q3 | 98 | 86 | 21 | $103,315 | $75,919 | 90 | 91.8% |
| 2021 Q4 | 48 | 43 | 13 | $104,487 | $72,189 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2022 Q1 | 37 | 35 | 12 | $114,420 | $78,014 | 37 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 44 | 43 | 14 | $105,898 | $72,893 | 44 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 36 | 35 | 12 | $108,393 | $74,833 | 36 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q4 | 37 | 33 | 15 | $114,329 | $68,872 | 37 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q1 | 28 | 25 | 16 | $109,365 | $67,305 | 28 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 56 | 52 | 26 | $111,620 | $67,559 | 55 | 98.2% |
| 2023 Q3 | 45 | 43 | 20 | $114,918 | $66,162 | 44 | 97.8% |
| 2023 Q4 | 24 | 22 | 11 | $123,517 | $75,628 | 23 | 95.8% |
| 2024 Q1 | 29 | 27 | 13 | $266,459 | $70,080 | 27 | 93.1% |
| 2024 Q2 | 36 | 34 | 17 | $112,090 | $69,136 | 36 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q3 | 28 | 26 | 15 | $115,924 | $67,917 | 28 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 30 | 30 | 11 | $127,978 | $74,260 | 30 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | $110,605 | $68,842 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q2 | 20 | 18 | 12 | $119,038 | $69,679 | 19 | 95.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 24 | 23 | 11 | $247,275 | $71,776 | 23 | 95.8% |
| 2025 Q4 | 24 | 23 | 12 | $124,778 | $77,296 | 24 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | $123,399 | $76,097 | 18 | 100.0% |
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