Food Scientists and Technologists
SOC Code: 19-1012.00
The DOL disclosure extract lists 1,629 H-1B LCA filings for Food Scientists and Technologists from 621 employer filers, with a 95.9% DOL certification rate and an average listed offered wage of $92,504. The highest-volume worksite state is CA with 326 filings. The highest-volume filer is Impossible Foods Inc.. These filings are not USCIS petition approvals or visa outcomes.
LCA filing profile: Food Scientists and Technologists. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 19-1012.00, the extract lists 1,629 Labor Condition Application filings from 621 distinct employer filers. The DOL certified 95.9% of those filings, a DOL record status for the wage and working-condition attestations. Filing volume does not establish that a role qualifies for H-1B, that a USCIS petition was filed or approved, or that anyone was hired.
Where this occupation sits in the corpus. By disclosed LCA volume, Food Scientists and Technologists ranks #111 of 1,219 occupational codes in the current PlainVisa dataset, placing it in the top 10% by filings. This is a corpus-relative rank computed from the same FY2023–FY2026 DOL disclosure snapshot as this profile, not a measure of job quality, worker demand, or visa approval odds.
Where LCA filings are recorded for Food Scientists and Technologists. The highest-volume employer filer is Impossible Foods Inc. with 41 filings at an average listed offered wage of $106,564, followed by Kerry Inc., David Oppenheimer & Company I, LLC, Archer Daniels Midland Company. Geographically, CA leads with 326 filings (average listed wage $98,832), followed by IL, NJ, NY. These distributions describe DOL filing records only; they do not measure labor-market demand, confirmed sponsorship, hiring, or visa outcomes.
Top Employers for Food Scientists and Technologists
Employer filers with the most listed LCAs for this occupation
| Employer | LCA filings | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Impossible Foods Inc. | 41 | $106,564 |
| Kerry Inc. | 25 | $94,540 |
| David Oppenheimer & Company I, LLC | 23 | $59,886 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | 22 | $102,955 |
| General Mills, Inc. | 21 | $89,105 |
| TheNotCompany, Inc. | 19 | $110,128 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 18 | $116,772 |
| Nestle R&d Center, INC | 16 | $97,551 |
| University of Georgia | 16 | $64,541 |
| Tate & Lyle Solutions USA, LLC | 15 | $103,369 |
| Flying Food Group, LLC | 14 | $80,073 |
| Solae, LLC | 14 | $87,565 |
| University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture | 14 | $49,435 |
| Chobani, LLC | 13 | $91,538 |
| Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc | 13 | $85,518 |
| McCain Foods USA Inc. | 13 | $108,146 |
| Beyond Meat, Inc. | 12 | $96,359 |
| Cornell University | 11 | $70,962 |
| Divine Flavor, LLC | 11 | $46,403 |
| Kalsec, Inc. | 11 | $97,182 |
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