H1B Visa Data for Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NAICS code 54172) has an average growth rate of -0.43% as an H1B industry with 853 employees hired as of 2025

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
New American Economy	1	$61,360
Nuclear Threat Initiative, Inc.	1	$87,568
Organization For Research & Community Development Global Inc.	1	$80,787
Patientslikeme, Inc.	1	$72,259
Philanthropy U Inc.	1	$120,931
Political Economy Research Center	1	$49,837
Ptc Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$197,600
Qatar-america Institute	1	$172,890
Quantitative Solutions Lp	1	$109,408
Raise International	1	$40,435

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Social Science Research Assistants	135	$47,046
Statisticians	94	$75,511
Sociologists	48	$75,349
Software Developers, Applications	41	$92,070
Economists	39	$76,376
Political Scientists	28	$91,880
Computer Systems Analysts	27	$69,001
Social Scientists And Related Workers, All Other	19	$71,961
Survey Researchers	19	$60,514
Operations Research Analysts	18	$53,553

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 28 employees were hired. They peaked in 2020 with 75 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 10 in 2025.

The Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $54,884. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $94,653, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.