WIWAYPOINT
  • EXPLORE
  • INTEL
  • COMPARE
  • WAGES
  • IMMIGRATION_UPDATES
  • ABOUT_DATA
WIWAYPOINT INTELLIGENCE

Employment immigration data, rendered as an instrument panel. Built by Waypoint Immigration USA.

Platform

About DataHow to UsePrivacy PolicyTerms of Use

Waypoint Immigration

About UsContact UsBook a Consultation

Connect

LinkedInXInstagramFacebook
© 2026 WAYPOINT IMMIGRATION USAINFORMATIONAL / ANALYTICAL USE ONLY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE
WIWAYPOINT
  • EXPLORE
  • INTEL
  • COMPARE
  • WAGES
  • IMMIGRATION_UPDATES
  • ABOUT_DATA
EXPLORE / OCCUPATIONS / SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Social Science Research Assistants

······
2,657
Total LCAs (6 yrs)
85.4%
Certification rate
39
States filed in
8
Employers shown below

Where it's filed

// worksite state, 2025 LCA filings
AKAlaska: 0 filings
MEMaine: 0 filings
WAWashington: 1 filing
MTMontana: 0 filings
NDNorth Dakota: 1 filing
MNMinnesota: 4 filings
WIWisconsin: 8 filings
MIMichigan: 9 filings
VTVermont: 0 filings
NHNew Hampshire: 1 filing
OROregon: 0 filings
IDIdaho: 0 filings
WYWyoming: 0 filings
SDSouth Dakota: 0 filings
IAIowa: 2 filings
ILIllinois: 15 filings
INIndiana: 6 filings
OHOhio: 7 filings
NYNew York: 59 filings
MAMassachusetts: 17 filings
RIRhode Island: 0 filings
CACalifornia: 58 filings
NVNevada: 2 filings
UTUtah: 8 filings
COColorado: 6 filings
NENebraska: 3 filings
KSKansas: 4 filings
MOMissouri: 6 filings
KYKentucky: 2 filings
WVWest Virginia: 3 filings
PAPennsylvania: 13 filings
NJNew Jersey: 22 filings
CTConnecticut: 5 filings
AZArizona: 1 filing
NMNew Mexico: 0 filings
OKOklahoma: 1 filing
ARArkansas: 3 filings
TNTennessee: 3 filings
VAVirginia: 19 filings
MDMaryland: 30 filings
DEDelaware: 1 filing
HIHawaii: 0 filings
TXTexas: 29 filings
LALouisiana: 1 filing
MSMississippi: 1 filing
ALAlabama: 0 filings
GAGeorgia: 6 filings
SCSouth Carolina: 3 filings
NCNorth Carolina: 9 filings
DCDistrict of Columbia: 75 filings
FLFlorida: 7 filings
075+
District of Columbia75
New York59
California58
Maryland30
Texas29

LCA filings by year

// total volume / certified / rate
YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate
2025
451
36580.9%
2024
467
38582.4%
2023
460
40487.8%
2022
447
38085.0%
2021
491
42486.4%
2020
341
31090.9%

Top employers filing for this role

THE SPHERE INSTITUTE47
New York University18
Johns Hopkins University16
The University of Texas at Austin12
The College of William and Mary9
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY9
University of Utah7
The Atlantic Council7

Representing law firms

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP21
Duane Morris LLP13
Trow & Rahal, P.C.9
The Law Office of Linda M. Hoffman, P.C.6
Jackson Lewis P.C.6
Grossman Young & Hammond, LLC6
Anderson and Associates, LLP6
Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP5
Aggregate LCA filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: DOL LCA DISCLOSURE
WIWAYPOINT INTELLIGENCE

Employment immigration data, rendered as an instrument panel. Built by Waypoint Immigration USA.

Platform

About DataHow to UsePrivacy PolicyTerms of Use

Waypoint Immigration

About UsContact UsBook a Consultation

Connect

LinkedInXInstagramFacebook
© 2026 WAYPOINT IMMIGRATION USAINFORMATIONAL / ANALYTICAL USE ONLY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE