| Table 3-29
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| Average annual salary of new H-1B visa recipients, by occupation and education level: FY 2009 |
| (Dollars) |
| |
| Occupation |
All degree levels |
Bachelor's |
Master's |
Professional |
Doctorate |
| |
| Administrative specializations |
57,700 |
56,000 |
59,000 |
77,000 |
89,000 |
| Architecture/engineering/surveying |
71,300 |
71,000 |
68,000 |
77,000 |
82,000 |
| Art |
47,800 |
47,000 |
50,000 |
na |
na |
| Computer-related occupations |
66,300 |
65,000 |
66,000 |
73,000 |
94,000 |
| Education |
53,200 |
40,000 |
48,000 |
78,000 |
57,000 |
| Entertainment/recreation |
36,600 |
37,000 |
36,000 |
na |
na |
| Law/jurisprudence |
108,200 |
83,000 |
74,000 |
137,000 |
na |
| Life sciences |
53,300 |
47,000 |
52,000 |
54,000 |
55,000 |
| Managers/officials nec |
87,200 |
83,000 |
89,000 |
132,000 |
138,000 |
| Mathematics/physical sciences |
69,800 |
70,000 |
68,000 |
84,000 |
71,000 |
| Medicine/health |
76,500 |
55,000 |
58,000 |
100,000 |
64,000 |
| Miscellaneous professional/technical/managerial |
75,300 |
72,000 |
76,000 |
91,000 |
101,000 |
| Museum/library/archival sciences |
49,900 |
na |
46,000 |
na |
na |
| Religion/theology |
37,800 |
41,000 |
36,000 |
na |
na |
| Social sciences |
67,400 |
60,000 |
70,000 |
na |
95,000 |
| Writing |
44,600 |
44,000 |
43,000 |
na |
na |
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na = not applicable; nec = not elsewhere classified
SOURCE: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2011) of DHS administrative records.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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