Occupation benchmarks
LCA filings by SOC occupation code · FY2021
| SOC | Occupation | Filings | Certified | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1132.00 | Software Developers, Applications | 136,595 | 96.8% | $108,000 | 13,585 |
| 15-1132 | Software Developers, Applications | 28,597 | 96.5% | $114,400 | 5,854 |
| 15-1133.00 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 25,710 | 97.3% | $125,000 | 4,389 |
| 15-1121.00 | Computer Systems Analysts | 25,576 | 97.9% | $92,269 | 2,821 |
| 15-1199.02 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 14,435 | 97.3% | $91,374 | 2,269 |
| 15-1199.01 | Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 10,749 | 96.3% | $88,587 | 2,550 |
| 15-1199 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 9,638 | 95.7% | $105,000 | 2,408 |
| 15-1199.09 | Information Technology Project Managers | 9,187 | 97.0% | $113,027 | 2,242 |
| 11-3021.00 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 8,895 | 97.1% | $163,636 | 2,515 |
| 15-1199.08 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 8,516 | 96.8% | $99,091 | 2,540 |
| 17-2141.00 | Mechanical Engineers | 8,241 | 95.4% | $89,013 | 2,700 |
| 15-1141.00 | Database Administrators | 7,460 | 83.2% | $82,000 | 1,924 |
| 15-2031.00 | Operations Research Analysts | 7,364 | 97.3% | $103,000 | 2,060 |
| 15-1131.00 | Computer Programmers | 7,290 | 97.7% | $79,000 | 658 |
| 13-2051.00 | Financial Analysts | 7,267 | 96.9% | $110,000 | 2,226 |
| 15-1199.00 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 6,982 | 97.3% | $77,875 | 1,165 |
| 15-2041.00 | Statisticians | 6,912 | 96.5% | $110,000 | 1,871 |
| 17-2072.00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 6,666 | 98.3% | $117,300 | 649 |
| 17-2071.00 | Electrical Engineers | 5,945 | 95.6% | $99,000 | 1,851 |
| 15-1133 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 5,591 | 96.8% | $123,382 | 1,551 |
| 13-1111.00 | Management Analysts | 5,514 | 96.8% | $107,300 | 1,590 |
| 15-1121 | Computer Systems Analysts | 5,427 | 95.6% | $95,784 | 911 |
| 13-2011.00 | Accountants and Auditors | 5,251 | 98.2% | $80,000 | 1,212 |
| 17-2112.00 | Industrial Engineers | 4,207 | 95.5% | $90,002 | 1,667 |
| 15-1142.00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3,893 | 96.7% | $85,966 | 1,279 |
| 15-1111.00 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 3,655 | 97.3% | $143,316 | 923 |
| 29-1069.00 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 3,641 | 94.1% | $208,000 | 934 |
| 13-1161.00 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 3,517 | 95.0% | $80,685 | 2,013 |
| 19-1042.00 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,339 | 94.5% | $66,000 | 586 |
| 15-1122.00 | Information Security Analysts | 3,232 | 97.5% | $111,441 | 987 |
| 17-2051.00 | Civil Engineers | 3,183 | 94.9% | $77,000 | 1,540 |
| 19-1021.00 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 2,422 | 95.3% | $65,771 | 524 |
| 13-2099.01 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 2,228 | 97.4% | $110,000 | 571 |
| 11-2021.00 | Marketing Managers | 2,215 | 95.5% | $153,296 | 1,192 |
| 41-9031.00 | Sales Engineers | 1,889 | 96.8% | $124,356 | 746 |
| 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1,845 | 97.1% | $160,500 | 778 |
| 15-1199.07 | Data Warehousing Specialists | 1,776 | 96.8% | $93,500 | 442 |
| 19-2031.00 | Chemists | 1,733 | 96.5% | $78,374 | 705 |
| 13-2011.01 | Accountants | 1,716 | 94.3% | $68,000 | 1,280 |
| 15-1143.00 | Computer Network Architects | 1,680 | 97.3% | $112,008 | 678 |
| 23-1011.00 | Lawyers | 1,630 | 94.7% | $190,000 | 611 |
| 15-1199.06 | Database Architects | 1,554 | 95.6% | $105,000 | 769 |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 1,545 | 95.5% | $93,304 | 643 |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,537 | 92.8% | $140,000 | 250 |
| 11-9041.00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,459 | 96.1% | $155,000 | 760 |
| 27-1024.00 | Graphic Designers | 1,446 | 95.1% | $86,350 | 727 |
| 29-2011.00 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 1,431 | 96.0% | $56,576 | 387 |
| 29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists | 1,420 | 95.1% | $81,400 | 522 |
| 15-1134.00 | Web Developers | 1,405 | 98.1% | $65,291 | 148 |
| 17-2131.00 | Materials Engineers | 1,399 | 97.7% | $93,038 | 388 |