Data / Hiring / Astronomers / New Mexico
Companies hiring Astronomers in New Mexico: 20 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
5 employers had 20 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Astronomers (occupation code 19-2011) with a worksite in New Mexico, decided through April 1, 2026; the median offered wage is $83,491 a year.
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Employers hiring Astronomers in New Mexico
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Socorro | 11 | Associate Scientist/Astronomy; Scientist/Computer Science; Assistant Scientist | $83,491 | $81,474 | March 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Triad National Security, LLC | Los Alamos | 4 | J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow; Director's Postdoctoral Fellow; Postdoctoral Research Associate | $119,494 | $67,330 | April 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, Sunspot | 3 | Support Astronomer | $75,000 | $63,565 | December 10, 2025 | dol.gov |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | 1 | Senior Instrumentation Researcher | $60,507 | $60,507 | June 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| SETI Institute | Albuquerque | 1 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $70,000 | $60,507 | February 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
Updated April 1, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.