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 611310) has an average growth rate of 4.95% as an H1B industry with 334,239 employees hired as of 2025

Top Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Mayo Clinic	4,563	$75,428
University Of Michigan	3,990	$53,475
University Of Pittsburgh	2,805	$49,303
University Of California, San Francisco	2,795	$123,878
Columbia University	2,694	$65,206
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	2,676	$56,552
University Of Minnesota	2,584	$51,088
Yale University	2,518	$53,490
University Of Florida	2,411	$64,024
Johns Hopkins University	2,292	$56,084

Top Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Physicists	4,610	$55,292
Biological Technicians	4,331	$36,348
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4,091	$67,634
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3,638	$60,794
Chemists	3,468	$46,543
Art, Drama, And Music Teachers, Postsecondary	2,882	$51,431
Molecular And Cellular Biologists	2,763	$54,568
Statisticians	2,713	$57,314
Microbiologists	2,600	$45,588
Biomedical Engineers	2,448	$55,380

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Colleges, Universities, And Professional Schools industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where 1 employees were hired. They peaked in 2024 with 24,413 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,101 in 2025.

The Colleges, Universities, And Professional Schools industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $41,454. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $71,764, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $68,588 in 2025.