H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3
Occupation B
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
SOC 29-2011Rank #32

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricData ScientistsMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Median wage$114,941$59,405
P25 wage$90,200$54,704
P75 wage$145,000$70,283
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$15,579
Total filings213,50814,783
Wage samples213,20214,769
Rank#3#32

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Data Scientists
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA43,941$142,122
  • 2NY27,091$132,000
  • 3TX25,149$102,690
  • 4WA18,953$135,100
  • 5IL10,447$100,000

Top 5 hiring states — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • 1FL1,897$56,576
  • 2CA1,469$70,720
  • 3NY1,106$72,800
  • 4TX885$56,576
  • 5UT714$66,165

Top 5 sponsors — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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