LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Bytedance H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Bytedance filed 17 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 15% of its 112 IT filings. The most common state is California (13) and the most common city is San Jose, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 |
| Machine Learning Engineer - Demand Forecasting | 1 |
| Machine Learning Engineer, Tiktok Branding Ads | 1 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 1 |
| Research Engineer | 1 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 13 |
| Washington | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 13 |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 |
| New York, NY | 2 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | 24% |
| Level II | 1 | 6% |
| Level III | 5 | 29% |
| Level IV | 7 | 41% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $275,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $196,914 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Bytedance in other occupations
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Caremark | 17 |
| Compunnel Software | 17 |
| Aetna Resources | 17 |
| Ebay | 17 |
| Tiktok | 17 |
| Mpg Operations | 18 |
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