SOC 19-2011.00
Astronomers — H-1B sponsors
Employers filing Labor Condition Applications under SOC 19-2011.00, ranked by filings in this occupation.
- Sponsors
- 34
- Filings
- 58
- Job titles
- 34
- Median wage
- $83,889
Distinct employers among the top 100 for this occupation
Applications those employers filed under this SOC code
Distinct titles employers gave the same occupation
Offered wage, derived from $5,000 bands
58 disclosed positions
Top sponsors
Ranked by filings under this occupation, not by company size.
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
7this role
90 lifetime
last filed FY2026
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Charlottesville, VA · Scientific Research and Development Services
5this role
8 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Columbia University
New York, NY · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
3this role
152 lifetime
last filed FY2026
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
3this role
25 lifetime
last filed FY2026
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
3this role
16 lifetime
last filed FY2026
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
3this role
30 lifetime
last filed FY2026
American University
WASHINGTON, DC · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
13 lifetime
last filed FY2026
California Institute of Technology
PASADENA, CA · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
53 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
20 lifetime
last filed FY2026
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
71 lifetime
last filed FY2026
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
79 lifetime
last filed FY2026
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
2this role
54 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Job titles filed under this code
The title is whatever the employer wrote on the application. Nothing here is reclassified or normalised.
| Job title as filed | Filings | Positions | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Research Scientist | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Research Associate (Research Scientist II) - Astronomer | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Assistant Professor | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Research Assistant Professor | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Scientist/Computer Science | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Support Astronomer | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Research Associate | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Scientist/Astronomy | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Assistant Research Professor | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Research Scientist | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Researcher | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ranking and totals are computed over the 100 largest sponsors of this occupation, which is what the precomputed ranking holds. Filing counts are applications, and position counts are worker positions on those applications — neither is a headcount, because a continued-employment application renews someone who is already here. Wage distribution for this occupation.