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Houston, TX, 77047 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:77047 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Postal code | 77047 |
| LCA filings | 302 |
| Companies | 85 |
| Role titles | 196 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $38,000 |
| Annualized high max | $210,000 |
| Annualized low average | $100,599 |
| Outlier count | 0 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 77047.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonza Houston, Inc. | 122 | 122 | 42,016 | 179,062 | 2,018 | 2,026 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation | 12 | 12 | 56,925 | 200,000 | 2,017 | 2,025 |
| Global PharmaTek, LLC | 10 | 10 | 66,872 | 77,168 | 2,019 | 2,022 |
| United Pharma Technologies, Inc. | 7 | 7 | 88,546 | 116,480 | 2,020 | 2,026 |
| Intellilink Technologies, Inc. | 6 | 6 | 85,000 | 106,500 | 2,020 | 2,021 |
| Waukesha Bearings Corporation. | 6 | 6 | 101,500 | 115,000 | 2,021 | 2,025 |
| CREATIVE SYNERGIES GROUP, LLC., | 5 | 5 | 66,040 | 90,001 | 2,016 | 2,021 |
| GIR Software Services, LLC | 5 | 5 | 85,000 | 160,000 | 2,024 | 2,026 |
| Unicon Pharma Inc | 5 | 5 | 89,170 | 106,454 | 2,021 | 2,025 |
| Equisales Associates, Inc. | 4 | 4 | 100,000 | 130,000 | 2,021 | 2,025 |
| HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | 4 | 4 | 54,590 | 57,590 | 2,018 | 2,021 |
| Syzygy Plasmonics Inc | 4 | 4 | 65,000 | 150,000 | 2,024 | 2,025 |
| Amp Solutions LLC | 3 | 3 | 76,960 | 93,454 | 2,023 | 2,025 |
| Analytik Jena US LLC | 3 | 3 | 96,000 | 105,000 | 2,021 | 2,024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 3 | 3 | 176,000 | 210,000 | 2,017 | 2,022 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALIDATION ENGINEER | 17-2112.02 Validation Engineers | 23 | $70,408 | $116,480 |
| VALIDATION ENGINEER | 17-2199.02 Validation Engineers | 13 | $79,500 | $109,720 |
| PROJECT ENGINEER | 17-2141 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 7 | $66,040 | $95,000 |
| Project Engineer | 17-2141.00 Mechanical Engineers | 5 | $90,000 | $135,000 |
| Regulatory Affairs Manager | 13-1041.07 Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 4 | $77,168 | $77,168 |
| Regulatory Affairs Project Manager | 13-1041.07 Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 4 | $77,168 | $77,168 |
| RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $65,000 | $76,514 |
| VALIDATION ENGINEER | 17-2141.00 Mechanical Engineers | 4 | $88,546 | $116,480 |
| Associate Director, Program Management | 11-9121.00 Natural Sciences Managers | 3 | $155,000 | $168,490 |
| Associate Director, Quality Operations | 19-2031.00 Chemists | 3 | $165,000 | $165,000 |
| BATCH RELEASE SPECIALIST, QUALITY ASSURANCE OPERATIONS | 11-3051.01 Quality Control Systems Managers | 3 | $112,000 | $112,000 |
| MANAGER, REGULATORY AFFAIRS | 11-9199.01 Regulatory Affairs Managers | 3 | $125,000 | $141,140 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER | 15-1299.09 Information Technology Project Managers | 3 | $135,000 | $136,000 |
| Quality Engineer | 17-2112.00 Industrial Engineers | 3 | $102,000 | $108,738 |
| Validation Engineer III | 17-2199.02 Validation Engineers | 3 | $82,000 | $84,656 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | $58,187 | $58,875 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2017 Q2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | $82,738 | $65,538 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2018 Q2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | $88,296 | $80,318 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2019 Q2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | $83,547 | $77,416 | 17 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | $82,048 | $77,033 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $73,484 | $59,416 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | $90,157 | $79,095 | 8 | 80.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | $103,600 | $94,585 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $100,000 | $81,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | $95,118 | $85,412 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q3 | 36 | 26 | 15 | $91,646 | $84,058 | 36 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | $104,862 | $102,565 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | $90,157 | $85,747 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | $129,620 | $104,451 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | $80,276 | $67,616 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | $116,111 | $82,056 | 9 | 90.0% |
| 2023 Q1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | $102,635 | $94,619 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | $104,852 | $89,507 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | $100,741 | $82,262 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | $108,830 | $87,912 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | $120,903 | $96,447 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $117,982 | $101,799 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q3 | 24 | 20 | 17 | $95,975 | $79,515 | 22 | 91.7% |
| 2024 Q4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | $100,262 | $82,777 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2025 Q1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | $125,811 | $108,706 | 7 | 87.5% |
| 2025 Q2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | $122,009 | $109,591 | 9 | 81.8% |
| 2025 Q3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | $105,989 | $93,248 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | $108,053 | $102,454 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 27 | 20 | 11 | $115,561 | $95,330 | 27 | 100.0% |
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