Source DOL OFLC LCA disclosure FY2026 Q3 releaseCompared with BLS OEWS May 2025Status certified filings only

Every occupation, by SOC code

123 jobs, grouped by SOC major group. Each links to its national median filed wage, the metros, states and employers behind it. The national median filed wage across all 400,956 certified filings is $126,818. Data from the Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification.

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By SOC major group

123 occupations in 13 major groups

11 Management 14
13 Business and Financial Operations 19
15 Computer and Mathematical 19
17 Architecture and Engineering 14
19 Life, Physical, and Social Science 15
21 Community and Social Service 2
23 Legal 3
25 Educational Instruction and Library 8
27 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 10
29 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 14
41 Sales and Related 3
45 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1
53 Transportation and Material Moving 1

11-0000 Management

Management occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Chief Executives 11-1011	$264,642	418
General and Operations Managers 11-1021	$150,680	1,490
Marketing Managers 11-2021	$176,624	1,684
Sales Managers 11-2022	$165,184	520
Public Relations Managers 11-2032	$168,138	82
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021	$208,670	8,435
Financial Managers 11-3031	$200,762	1,308
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051	$145,386	876
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071	$142,800	1,301
Construction Managers 11-9021	$120,000	1,168
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041	$191,006	1,889
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111	$120,245	357
Natural Sciences Managers 11-9121	$138,570	509
Managers, All Other 11-9199	$170,000	330

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations

Business and Financial Operations occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023	$89,530	389
Compliance Officers 13-1041	$90,105	1,091
Cost Estimators 13-1051	$93,300	818
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071	$90,000	641
Logisticians 13-1081	$91,541	2,494
Project Management Specialists 13-1082	$122,000	3,731
Management Analysts 13-1111	$131,040	5,311
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121	$68,400	93
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141	$108,350	142
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151	$82,000	349
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161	$93,080	5,015
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199	$82,000	741
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011	$97,406	6,213
Budget Analysts 13-2031	$85,342	262
Credit Analysts 13-2041	$117,309	326
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051	$147,000	7,245
Financial Risk Specialists 13-2054	$135,000	1,239
Financial Examiners 13-2061	$91,000	91
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099	$140,000	3,228

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical

Computer and Mathematical occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211	$110,000	7,947
Information Security Analysts 15-1212	$135,000	2,748
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221	$190,000	4,509
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231	$90,272	700
Computer Network Architects 15-1241	$146,700	1,727
Database Administrators 15-1242	$112,200	4,387
Database Architects 15-1243	$142,759	3,596
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244	$100,000	4,428
Computer Programmers 15-1251	$95,243	10,419
Software Developers 15-1252	$145,000	119,646
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253	$108,680	12,818
Web Developers 15-1254	$85,000	641
Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255	$123,032	1,613
Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299	$118,851	29,305
Actuaries 15-2011	$131,075	307
Mathematicians 15-2021	$123,729	166
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031	$115,086	5,321
Statisticians 15-2041	$127,858	2,285
Data Scientists 15-2051	$125,000	26,950

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering

Architecture and Engineering occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011	$83,054	1,282
Landscape Architects 17-1012	$76,000	272
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031	$106,568	948
Chemical Engineers 17-2041	$124,800	698
Civil Engineers 17-2051	$94,640	4,834
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061	$176,400	1,134
Electrical Engineers 17-2071	$127,379	5,223
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072	$156,853	5,930
Industrial Engineers 17-2112	$111,901	8,112
Materials Engineers 17-2131	$124,113	1,414
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141	$110,512	7,221
Petroleum Engineers 17-2171	$145,700	78
Engineers, All Other 17-2199	$130,000	2,599
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011	$72,301	260

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science

Life, Physical, and Social Science occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012	$88,731	374
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	$80,000	1,783
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029	$85,322	2,917
Epidemiologists 19-1041	$82,400	220
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042	$77,250	3,315
Physicists 19-2012	$98,700	748
Chemists 19-2031	$95,000	1,468
Materials Scientists 19-2032	$99,174	519
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041	$88,000	281
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042	$94,494	211
Economists 19-3011	$155,000	660
Survey Researchers 19-3022	$81,063	126
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051	$86,242	204
Biological Technicians 19-4021	$59,177	766
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061	$66,624	260

21-0000 Community and Social Service

Community and Social Service occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Mental Health Counselors 21-1014	$70,000	438
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015	$44,011	436

23-0000 Legal

Legal occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Lawyers 23-1011	$225,000	2,153
Judicial Law Clerks 23-1012	$73,674	401
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011	$75,000	243

25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library

Educational Instruction and Library occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011	$144,896	906
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021	$106,631	776
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071	$142,000	1,273
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011	$50,000	91
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	$63,184	1,667
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022	$59,531	708
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031	$61,420	1,389
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031	$75,000	283

27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Art Directors 27-1011	$151,840	155
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014	$122,000	190
Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021	$98,890	570
Fashion Designers 27-1022	$82,222	73
Graphic Designers 27-1024	$100,000	1,027
Interior Designers 27-1025	$78,000	371
Producers and Directors 27-2012	$104,000	140
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031	$75,254	442
Editors 27-3041	$94,800	89
Technical Writers 27-3042	$105,872	165

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Dentists, General 29-1021	$200,000	953
Pharmacists 29-1051	$141,076	379
Occupational Therapists 29-1122	$71,968	1,139
Physical Therapists 29-1123	$83,658	1,734
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127	$96,200	339
Exercise Physiologists 29-1128	$69,680	239
Veterinarians 29-1131	$160,000	429
Registered Nurses 29-1141	$81,120	884
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216	$251,900	992
Psychiatrists 29-1223	$277,000	261
Radiologists 29-1224	$400,000	409
Physicians, All Other 29-1229	$260,000	4,472
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011	$70,595	1,680
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 29-9099	$82,839	254

41-0000 Sales and Related

Sales and Related occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031	$172,500	180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 41-4011	$110,000	151
Sales Engineers 41-9031	$149,691	2,002

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Agricultural Inspectors 45-2011	$52,977	147

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving

Transportation and Material Moving occupations: national median filed wage and filings
Occupation (SOC code)	Median filed wage	Filings
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011	$215,384	149

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