Occupation benchmarks
LCA filings by SOC occupation code · FY2020
| SOC | Occupation | Filings | Certified | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1132.00 | Software Developers, Applications | 184,279 | 95.6% | $105,000 | 15,314 |
| 15-1121.00 | Computer Systems Analysts | 48,905 | 97.7% | $90,438 | 3,248 |
| 15-1133.00 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 29,018 | 95.7% | $119,635 | 5,070 |
| 15-1199.02 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 16,807 | 96.6% | $85,983 | 2,152 |
| 15-1199.01 | Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 14,573 | 95.2% | $80,163 | 2,521 |
| 15-1199.09 | Information Technology Project Managers | 12,274 | 96.4% | $96,408 | 1,969 |
| 15-1131.00 | Computer Programmers | 11,932 | 95.5% | $78,104 | 754 |
| 11-3021.00 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 11,152 | 95.4% | $159,765 | 2,849 |
| 17-2141.00 | Mechanical Engineers | 9,946 | 92.7% | $82,836 | 3,001 |
| 15-2031.00 | Operations Research Analysts | 9,782 | 95.6% | $92,365 | 2,360 |
| 15-2041.00 | Statisticians | 7,971 | 95.4% | $104,000 | 2,045 |
| 15-1199.00 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 7,945 | 94.0% | $92,560 | 1,592 |
| 13-1111.00 | Management Analysts | 7,786 | 95.9% | $100,482 | 1,911 |
| 13-2051.00 | Financial Analysts | 7,760 | 95.5% | $105,622 | 2,433 |
| 15-1199.08 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 7,445 | 95.4% | $96,000 | 2,151 |
| 15-1141.00 | Database Administrators | 7,029 | 95.5% | $91,770 | 2,423 |
| 15-1132 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 6,834 | 75.4% | $100,043 | 2,106 |
| 17-2071.00 | Electrical Engineers | 6,727 | 94.0% | $93,000 | 2,190 |
| 13-2011.00 | Accountants and Auditors | 6,480 | 97.0% | $77,306 | 1,303 |
| 17-2072.00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 6,396 | 95.7% | $115,000 | 719 |
| 15-1142.00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 5,396 | 96.1% | $85,700 | 1,523 |
| 19-1042.00 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 5,037 | 92.1% | $63,738 | 726 |
| 15-1111.00 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 4,746 | 95.2% | $140,670 | 1,109 |
| 13-1161.00 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 4,460 | 93.4% | $74,363 | 2,532 |
| 17-2112.00 | Industrial Engineers | 4,423 | 94.7% | $85,000 | 1,755 |
| 15-1122.00 | Information Security Analysts | 4,380 | 96.7% | $107,000 | 1,028 |
| 17-2051.00 | Civil Engineers | 3,821 | 92.7% | $73,528 | 1,669 |
| 29-1069.00 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 3,606 | 92.6% | $208,000 | 967 |
| 19-1021.00 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 2,887 | 91.9% | $60,840 | 532 |
| 15-1143.00 | Computer Network Architects | 2,724 | 94.5% | $104,478 | 828 |
| 15-1121 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST | 2,557 | 91.4% | $86,736 | 295 |
| 11-2021.00 | Marketing Managers | 2,550 | 93.4% | $146,164 | 1,316 |
| 13-2011.01 | Accountants | 2,400 | 92.6% | $67,000 | 1,707 |
| 41-9031.00 | Sales Engineers | 2,249 | 95.1% | $116,424 | 840 |
| 15-1134.00 | Web Developers | 2,230 | 98.4% | $64,917 | 165 |
| 13-2099.01 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 2,149 | 96.9% | $100,045 | 575 |
| 15-1199.07 | Data Warehousing Specialists | 2,019 | 95.4% | $80,000 | 470 |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,973 | 91.1% | $156,060 | 278 |
| 19-2031.00 | Chemists | 1,949 | 93.5% | $76,123 | 759 |
| 29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists | 1,803 | 93.2% | $80,380 | 604 |
| 23-1011.00 | Lawyers | 1,744 | 92.4% | $180,000 | 703 |
| 27-1024.00 | Graphic Designers | 1,742 | 94.3% | $88,000 | 875 |
| 11-9041.00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,717 | 94.4% | $149,614 | 826 |
| 15-1199.06 | Database Architects | 1,508 | 94.2% | $97,094 | 653 |
| 11-3031.00 | Financial Managers | 1,445 | 92.9% | $165,000 | 806 |
| 13-2099.02 | Risk Management Specialists | 1,427 | 97.4% | $96,681 | 234 |
| 17-2061.00 | Computer Hardware Engineers | 1,365 | 97.4% | $134,000 | 260 |
| 11-1021.00 | General and Operations Managers | 1,337 | 90.8% | $121,222 | 991 |
| 17-2199.02 | Validation Engineers | 1,336 | 94.1% | $83,200 | 405 |
| 17-1011.00 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,329 | 91.8% | $65,000 | 605 |