We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Economist is a Commercial Banking job with over 8,666 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Economists are hired by companies in the Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools industry. The average H1B Economists job lasts 1,038 days.


Jobs Hired
8,666
Hiring Companies
1,717
Hiring Industries
297
Average Salary
$89,367
Approved
88%


What do Economists do?

Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Economists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Economists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where they hired 1 employees. This job peaked in 2021 with 1,144 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,091 in 2022.
Economists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $66,352. This job peaked in 2022 with an average salary of $103,720, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


Economists Job Locations