E-3 visa data for Bioinformatics Scientists: Sponsors, Wages & Trends

SOC code 19-1029

There have been 114 US Department of Labor LCA filings for Bioinformatics Scientists on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 89.5% certified. The median annualized wage is $124,330. The top sponsor is Vicon Motion Systems, with most positions based in CA.

Total filings

114

Certified

102

89.5% certification rate

Median wage

$124,330

Annualized; outliers excluded

Top employer

Vicon Motion Systems

Top state

All sponsoring employers

69 distinct employers have filed E-3 LCAs for Bioinformatics Scientists. Search or sort below.

69 employers

Employer	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage	Top state	Top city
Genialis	4	50.0%	$135,000	MA	Cambridge
Vicon Motion Systems	4	100.0%	$71,474	CO	Centennial
23Andme	3	100.0%	$112,882	CA	Sunnyvale
Columbia University	3	33.3%	$129,150	NY	New York
Genentech	3	100.0%	$144,100	CA	South San Francisco
Klyne	3	66.7%	$120,000	CA	La Jolla
National Institutes Of Health Hhs	3	66.7%	$147,905	MD	Bethesda
Spring Fertility Managemnet	3	100.0%	$260,000	NY	New York
Thermo Fisher Scientific	3	100.0%	$160,000	NC	Apex
University Of California San Diego	3	100.0%	$61,992	CA	La Jolla
Amgen	2	100.0%	$145,000	NY	New York
Astrix Software Technology	2	50.0%	$95,014	MD	Bethesda
Auburn University	2	100.0%	$461,366	AL	Auburn
Bota Biosciences	2	100.0%	$150,000	MA	Cambridge
Champions Oncology	2	100.0%	$126,307	NJ	Hackensack
Climax Foods	2	100.0%	$71,365	CA	Berkeley
East Carolina University	2	100.0%	$50,004	NC	Greenville
Encodia	2	100.0%	$137,000	CA	Redwood City
Food And Drug Administration	2	50.0%	$138,618	MD	Silver Spring
Google	2	100.0%	$209,500	CA	Mountain View
Illumina	2	100.0%	$145,000	CA	San Diego
Medgenome	2	100.0%	$168,200	CA	Foster City
Omni Life Science	2	50.0%	$101,190	MA	Raynham
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc D/B/A Prah	2	100.0%	$81,400	NC	Brooklyn
Prognomiq	2	50.0%	$170,000	CA	San Mateo
Recognition Analytix	2	100.0%	$101,170	AZ	Phoenix
Replay Holdings	2	100.0%	$120,000	CA	New York
Schrodinger	2	100.0%	$152,500	MA	Cambridge
Schrödinger	2	100.0%	$147,750	MA	Cambridge
Tandemai US	2	100.0%	$208,062	MA	Belmont
Tempus AI	2	100.0%	$155,000	NY	New York
Tempus Labs	2	100.0%	$100,000	IL	Chicago
The Jackson Laboratory	2	100.0%	$94,547	CT	Farmington
Aca Biotech	1	100.0%	$70,000	NY	Ithaca
Alnylam US	1	100.0%	$100,000	MA	Cambridge
Alpenglow Biosciences	1	100.0%	$109,992	WA	Seattle
Amador Bioscience	1	100.0%	$65,125	CA	Pleasanton
Arc Research Institute	1	100.0%	$73,700	CA	Palo Alto
Brigham And Women'S Hospital	1	100.0%	$90,300	MA	Boston
Children'S National Medical Center	1	100.0%	$105,000	NH	Windham
Cognizant Technology Solutions US	1	100.0%	$102,482	NJ	East Hanover
Ctrl Therapeutics USA	1	100.0%	$150,000	IL	Chicago
Enzo Life Sciences	1	100.0%	$73,299	NY	Farmingdale
Generate Biomedicines	1	100.0%	$180,000	MA	Somerville
Gilead Sciences	1	100.0%	$107,702	CA	Foster City
Goodfire AI	1	100.0%	$139,339	CA	San Francisco
Gritstone Bio	1	100.0%	$205,485	MA	Cambridge
Guidepoint Global	1	100.0%	$146,761	CA	San Francisco
Herman Miller	1	100.0%	$103,979	MI	Zeeland
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai	1	100.0%	$77,126	NY	New York

Top states

Where Bioinformatics Scientists E-3 jobs are concentrated.

State	Filings	Median wage
CA	37 (33%)	$130,000
NY	19 (17%)	$140,000
MA	17 (15.2%)	$135,000
MD	8 (7.1%)	$138,618
NC	6 (5.4%)	$70,900
CO	4 (3.6%)	$71,474
CT	4 (3.6%)	$94,547
WA	4 (3.6%)	$100,000
NJ	3 (2.7%)	$121,116
AL	2 (1.8%)	$461,366
AZ	2 (1.8%)	$101,170
GA	2 (1.8%)	$148,849
IL	2 (1.8%)	$125,000
DC	1 (0.9%)	$129,150
MI	1 (0.9%)	$103,979

Top cities

Cities where Bioinformatics Scientists E-3 jobs are filed.

City	State	Filings	Median wage
New York	NY	15	$155,000
Cambridge	MA	9	$135,000
La Jolla	CA	7	$101,668
Bethesda	MD	5	$147,905
San Francisco	CA	5	$139,339
Centennial	CO	4	$71,474
San Diego	CA	4	$130,000
Seattle	WA	4	$100,000
Foster City	CA	3	$166,400
Mountain View	CA	3	$218,000
South San Francisco	CA	3	$144,100
Sunnyvale	CA	3	$112,882
Apex	NC	2	$162,500
Auburn	AL	2	$461,366
Belmont	MA	2	$208,062

Job titles within this role

The actual job titles employers used in their filings. Useful when the SOC label is generic — e.g. "CEO" / "Chief Executive Officer" both fall under Chief Executives.

Job title	Filings
Bioinformatics Scientist	4
Bioinformatics Application Scientist	4
Associate Research Scientist	4
Senior Computational Biologist	3
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	3
Scientist	3
Research Scientist	3
Investigator Tenure Track	3
Visiting Scientist	2
Staff Scientist, Proteomics	2
Senior Scientist I, Application Science	2
Scientist I, Statistical Genetics	2
Scientist 1	2
Research Fellow IV	2
Principal Data Scientist	2
Postdoctoral Scholar	2
Global Clinical Evaluation Lead	2
Director of Research Analytics	2
Data Scientist II	2
Bioinformatics - Senior Scientist	2
Assistant Lab Director	2
Technical Program Manager(Computational Biologist)	1
Technical Program Manager (Computational Biologist)	1
Technical Program Manager	1
Strategist for Healthcare, Asia Pacific	1
Strategic Scientific Partnership Manager	1
Strategic Advisor	1
Statistical Programmer	1
Staff Scientist, Translation	1
Staff Scientist	1

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year trend in E-3 LCA filings for Bioinformatics Scientists. DOL's fiscal year runs October–September.

FY	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage
FY2020	11	90.9%	$100,000
FY2021	14	100.0%	$140,000
FY2022	22	95.5%	$108,100
FY2023	22	81.8%	$120,000
FY2024	17	82.4%	$131,123
FY2025	21	90.5%	$139,339
FY2026	7	85.7%	$131,747

Frequently asked questions

How many Bioinformatics Scientists have been sponsored on the E-3 visa?

There have been 114 Labor Condition Application filings for Bioinformatics Scientists on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 89.5% of applications certified by the US Department of Labor.

What is the median wage for Bioinformatics Scientists on the E-3 visa?

The median annualized wage for Bioinformatics Scientists on the E-3 visa is $124,330, based on certified LCA filings. Wage outliers above $2 million are excluded from this calculation.

Which employers sponsor the most Bioinformatics Scientists on the E-3 visa?

The top E-3 visa sponsors of Bioinformatics Scientists are: Genialis (4 filings), Vicon Motion Systems (4 filings), 23Andme (3 filings). The full list of sponsoring employers is shown above.

Where are E-3 visa bioinformatics scientists based in the US?

Most E-3 visa filings for Bioinformatics Scientists are based in: CA (37 filings), NY (19 filings), MA (17 filings).

Can Australians work as bioinformatics scientists on the E-3 visa?

Yes. The E-3 visa is exclusive to Australian citizens and is one of the most common visa categories for skilled professionals working in the United States. Bioinformatics Scientists is regularly sponsored under the E-3 visa, as the data on this page shows.

E-3 visa data for Bioinformatics Scientists