H1B Visa Data for Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS code 61131) has an average growth rate of -0.60% as an H1B industry with 4,701 employees hired as of 2025

Top Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Livingstone College	6	$45,353
Old Dominion University	6	$55,938
Samford University	6	$54,137
Univ Of Wi System/eau Claire	6	$57,567
Univ Of Wi System/parkside	6	$45,765
Birmingham-southern College	5	$55,221
Blue Star Learning Inc	5	$71,369
Delta State University	5	$40,560
Elizabethtown College	5	$50,110
Furman University	5	$68,609

Top Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$61,066
Computer Systems Analysts	10	$70,946
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists	10	$41,966
Bioinformatics Scientists	10	$52,605
Environmental Scientists And Specialists, Including Health	9	$60,695
Health Diagnosing And Treating Practitioners, All Other	9	$38,642
Network And Computer Systems Administrators	8	$63,921
Mathematicians	8	$50,325
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	8	$60,993
Natural Sciences Managers	8	$56,199

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Colleges, Universities, And Professional Schools industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 274 employees were hired. They peaked in 2024 with 527 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 61 in 2025.

The Colleges, Universities, And Professional Schools industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $44,042. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $68,434, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.