H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Occupational Therapists

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
Occupational Therapists
SOC 29-1122Rank #100

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsOccupational Therapists
Median wage$114,941$75,816
P25 wage$90,200$69,888
P75 wage$145,000$90,589
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$20,701
Total filings213,5081,984
Wage samples213,2021,984
Rank#3#100

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Occupational Therapists

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 — Occupational Therapists

  • 1CA470$97,947
  • 2IL398$70,283
  • 3NY357$72,800
  • 4MD122$81,016
  • 5TX87$83,242
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