Data / Hiring / Social Science Research Assistants / Massachusetts
Companies hiring Social Science Research Assistants in Massachusetts: 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
28 employers had 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Social Science Research Assistants (occupation code 19-4061) with a worksite in Massachusetts, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $65,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Social Science Research Assistants in Massachusetts
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | 10 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Social and Computational; Research Associate, Center for Thriving Children; Research Associate | $64,000 | $58,365 | March 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Vayu Global Health Foundation Inc. | Medford, Boston | 6 | Global Health Research Scientist - Post Doctoral Fellowship; Global Health Innovation Research Scientist [00071292]; Global Health Research Scientist [00070157] | $53,152 | $43,555 | April 3, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Sphere Institute | Somerville, Melrose | 4 | Research Lead I; Policy Associate; Data and Policy Analyst III | $95,000 | $67,038 | January 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | 4 | Postdoctoral Associate; Postdoctoral Fellow; Research Associate II | $65,000 | $56,898 | March 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Waltham | 4 | Research Assistant; Researcher (Data Engineer) | $55,000 | $52,604 | April 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Education Development Center | Waltham | 4 | Research Associate I | $73,198 | $59,530 | May 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Affordable Housing Institute Inc. | Boston | 4 | Senior Analyst; Project Manager - Data & Research; Senior Project Manager | $67,000 | $61,287 | August 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. | Cambridge | 3 | Research Assistant | $58,500 | $42,453 | June 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Cadmus Holding Company, Inc. | Malden | 2 | UX Researcher | $131,853 | $45,427 | May 7, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Fourth Floor Productions Inc | Cambridge | 2 | Researcher | $67,000 | $66,477 | June 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Tufts University | Medford | 2 | Affiliate Research Scientist; Researcher Analyst 1 | $58,240 | $58,157 | July 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Human Services Research Institute, Inc. | Waltham | 2 | Research Analyst II | $75,000 | $67,600 | August 22, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Tufts Medical Center, Inc. | Boston | 2 | Research Associate I | $61,258 | $61,236 | April 23, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Cambridge Public Health Commission | Malden, Cambridge | 2 | Research & Evaluation Project Manager [00065622]; Research Coordinator [00062086] | $61,308 | $61,308 | April 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Advanced Data Corporation | West Tisbury | 1 | Social Science Research Assistant | $62,400 | $51,272 | September 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Roslindale | 1 | Study Coordinator | $68,640 | $61,818 | April 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| American Institute for Economic Research, Inc. | Great Barrington | 1 | Research Associate | $61,000 | $59,280 | October 2, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Amherst | 1 | Post Doctoral Research Associate | $63,000 | $61,008 | September 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| William James College | Newton | 1 | Program Evaluator, Center for Workforce Development | $75,000 | $61,818 | August 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute | Boston | 1 | Project Manager | $90,000 | $75,587 | May 13, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Rethink Learning, Inc. | Fall River | 1 | Research Fellow | $65,000 | $62,899 | May 6, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Microsoft Corporation | Cambridge | 1 | Research Science | $153,000 | $52,770 | April 24, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University | Wellesley | 1 | Research Associate | $69,846 | $69,846 | October 16, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Trustees Of Boston University | Boston | 1 | Postdoctoral Associate | $66,061 | $66,061 | June 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Ventera Corporation | Malden | 1 | UX Researcher | $110,000 | $51,542 | June 27, 2023 | dol.gov |
| McLean Hospital | Belmont | 1 | Research Specialist | $54,995 | $54,995 | June 13, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Cambridge | 1 | Research Analyst | $76,544 | $76,544 | April 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | 1 | Data Analyst | $54,540 | $54,350 | October 24, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 30, 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.