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 541720) has an average growth rate of -0.63% as an H1B industry with 7,332 employees hired as of 2025

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
American Institute For Economic Research, Inc.	6	$65,573
China Monitor, Inc.	6	$34,393
Digital Business Research Corp.	6	$86,892
Evidn, Llc	6	$75,140
Frameworks Institute	6	$82,819
Greenmantle Llc	6	$112,466
Hudson Institute	6	$50,690
Institute For Future Intelligence, Inc.	6	$60,018
Intermedia Survey Institute	6	$64,331
International Crisis Group	6	$68,795

Top Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Multimedia Artists And Animators	7	$52,012
Physicists	7	$99,863
Sales Managers	7	$120,988
Geographers	7	$56,199
Chemical Engineers	7	$100,297
Health Educators	7	$57,384
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	7	$39,728
Biostatisticians	7	$51,721
Mechanical Engineers	6	$90,123
Biomedical Engineers	6	$90,102

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 435 employees were hired. They peaked in 2023 with 515 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 112 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 $60,076. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $88,759, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.