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 0.44% as an H1B industry with 777 employees hired as of 2024

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Norc	117	$77,528
Westat	92	$68,480
The Brookings Institution	51	$54,891
Center For Strategic And International Studies	22	$52,569
Cato Institute	21	$67,625
Results For Development Institute Inc.	9	$81,520
Everytown For Gun Safety Support Fund Inc	7	$83,619
The Conference Board Inc	7	$61,529
Center For Strategic & International Studies	6	$60,012
Climate Policy Initiative, Inc.	6	$80,669

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Social Science Research Assistants	115	$45,388
Statisticians	87	$74,377
Software Developers, Applications	41	$92,070
Sociologists	40	$73,910
Economists	35	$75,138
Computer Systems Analysts	27	$69,001
Political Scientists	23	$90,824
Social Scientists And Related Workers, All Other	18	$69,741
Operations Research Analysts	18	$53,553
Survey Researchers	16	$55,675

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 55 in 2023.

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 2021 with an average salary of $84,278, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $83,584 in 2023.