Data / Hiring / Social Science Research Assistants / Illinois
Companies hiring Social Science Research Assistants in Illinois: 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
26 employers had 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Social Science Research Assistants (occupation code 19-4061) with a worksite in Illinois, decided through June 26, 2026; the median offered wage is $61,132 a year.
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Employers hiring Social Science Research Assistants in Illinois
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, Chicago | 12 | Research Project Manager; Research Specialist; Research Data Analyst Associate | $65,324 | $35,298 | March 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago | 10 | Research Analyst; Social Science Research Manager; Postdoctoral Scholar | $55,500 | $35,786 | May 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of Illinois | Chicago, Champaign | 8 | Visiting Research Specialist; Research Specialist; Postdoctoral Research Associate | $65,002 | $53,446 | June 24, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Chicago Medical Research | Hazel Crest, Orland Park | 3 | Clinical Researcher | $50,000 | $49,920 | April 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Apex Medical Research, AMR, Inc. | Chicago | 3 | Clinical Researcher; Study Coordinator | $65,000 | $60,653 | April 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Telemet America, Inc. | Chicago | 2 | Research Associate | $40,810 | $36,056 | April 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Avicenna Clinical Research, LLC | Oak Lawn, Lake Barrington | 2 | Senior Research Associate; Clinical Research Assistant | $73,500 | $57,054 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Sphere Institute | Chicago | 2 | Researcher I; Data and Policy Analyst IV | $92,500 | $66,956 | August 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | 2 | Clinical Research Assistant; Clinical Research Associate | $39,128 | $27,768 | May 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Jarecki Law Group, LLC | Chicago | 2 | Immigration Research Specialist | $37,824 | $37,824 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Alliancechicago | Chicago | 2 | Data Analyst | $73,029 | $70,678 | March 22, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, Skokie | 2 | Epidemiology Research Coordinator 3; Epidemiology Research Coordinator | $56,888 | $49,889 | February 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago | 2 | Research Assistant; Associate Researcher (Data Engineer) | $62,500 | $39,916 | March 22, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Preservation Chicago, NFP | Chicago | 1 | Research Associate | $61,000 | $60,653 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| EHT Advisors | Chicago | 1 | Financial Economics Research Analyst | $81,300 | $71,386 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Commercial Club of Chicago | Chicago | 1 | Policy Associate | $90,000 | Not listed | November 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Education Development Center, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Research Associate I | $57,000 | Not listed | January 3, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Chicago | 1 | Research Associate | $135,000 | $46,488 | June 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Mind-Eye Institute | Northbrook | 1 | Research assistant | $47,000 | $42,723 | May 27, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 1 | Research Specialist II | $56,000 | $46,488 | August 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| CALSTART, Inc. | Chicago | 1 | Bus Team Research Associate | $57,999 | $46,571 | June 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 1 | Research Associate | $65,000 | $45,178 | February 13, 2024 | dol.gov |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 1 | Research and Data Analyst | $45,000 | $35,298 | January 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Start Early | Chicago | 1 | Research Assistant | $65,354 | $42,786 | May 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| American Planning Association | Chicago | 1 | Planning Research Associate | $87,305 | $62,525 | April 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Conduent Healthy Communities Corporation | Chicago | 1 | Public Health Senior Analyst | $77,465 | $62,525 | April 18, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated June 26, 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.