Occupation benchmarks
LCA filings by SOC occupation code · FY2024
| SOC | Occupation | Filings | Certified | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1252.00 | Software Developers | 170,508 | 96.5% | $126,900 | 16,830 |
| 15-1299.08 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 35,223 | 97.6% | $100,000 | 4,362 |
| 15-1299.09 | Information Technology Project Managers | 19,629 | 97.1% | $120,000 | 3,912 |
| 15-1253.00 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 17,433 | 96.3% | $99,300 | 4,094 |
| 15-1211.00 | Computer Systems Analysts | 15,636 | 96.2% | $103,834 | 3,483 |
| 15-2051.00 | Data Scientists | 13,673 | 95.6% | $123,900 | 4,371 |
| 15-1251.00 | Computer Programmers | 12,960 | 97.2% | $90,000 | 1,636 |
| 11-3021.00 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 11,184 | 96.7% | $189,700 | 2,784 |
| 15-2051.01 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 10,510 | 96.5% | $112,700 | 3,535 |
| 13-2011.00 | Accountants and Auditors | 9,168 | 96.3% | $90,646 | 2,533 |
| 17-2141.00 | Mechanical Engineers | 8,665 | 94.9% | $99,840 | 2,827 |
| 15-2031.00 | Operations Research Analysts | 8,539 | 97.2% | $123,986 | 1,939 |
| 13-2051.00 | Financial and Investment Analysts | 7,485 | 95.9% | $133,185 | 2,544 |
| 17-2072.00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 7,157 | 98.4% | $130,354 | 676 |
| 15-1242.00 | Database Administrators | 6,274 | 96.6% | $106,122 | 2,119 |
| 17-2071.00 | Electrical Engineers | 6,193 | 95.7% | $113,734 | 1,955 |
| 13-1111.00 | Management Analysts | 6,139 | 96.0% | $117,070 | 1,940 |
| 19-1042.00 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 4,873 | 91.6% | $71,650 | 606 |
| 13-1161.00 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 4,844 | 93.5% | $80,000 | 2,828 |
| 17-2112.00 | Industrial Engineers | 4,629 | 95.1% | $104,030 | 1,720 |
| 17-2051.00 | Civil Engineers | 4,456 | 94.5% | $87,526 | 1,793 |
| 15-1244.00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 4,293 | 96.5% | $93,995 | 1,550 |
| 15-1212.00 | Information Security Analysts | 4,127 | 97.2% | $133,600 | 1,122 |
| 29-1229.00 | Physicians, All Other | 3,736 | 93.1% | $210,000 | 815 |
| 15-2041.00 | Statisticians | 3,663 | 95.8% | $135,500 | 1,012 |
| 13-2099.01 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 3,172 | 96.6% | $132,600 | 824 |
| 19-1021.00 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 2,879 | 91.1% | $75,712 | 516 |
| 15-1243.00 | Database Architects | 2,773 | 95.7% | $135,013 | 1,289 |
| 15-1221.00 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 2,736 | 94.6% | $173,349 | 623 |
| 29-2011.00 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 2,509 | 92.7% | $62,400 | 665 |
| 25-2021.00 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,461 | 95.5% | $58,529 | 620 |
| 11-2021.00 | Marketing Managers | 2,246 | 94.0% | $165,464 | 1,330 |
| 23-1011.00 | Lawyers | 2,203 | 93.1% | $225,000 | 854 |
| 11-9041.00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 2,129 | 94.9% | $170,000 | 972 |
| 25-2031.00 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 2,096 | 95.2% | $55,130 | 657 |
| 41-9031.00 | Sales Engineers | 2,061 | 95.6% | $140,000 | 814 |
| 17-2112.02 | Validation Engineers | 2,043 | 96.4% | $96,000 | 680 |
| 13-1082.00 | Project Management Specialists | 2,032 | 94.7% | $106,355 | 1,241 |
| 15-1299.00 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 1,976 | 88.9% | $91,354 | 877 |
| 19-2031.00 | Chemists | 1,971 | 94.6% | $85,000 | 710 |
| 11-1021.00 | General and Operations Managers | 1,933 | 89.9% | $121,000 | 1,479 |
| 17-2112.03 | Manufacturing Engineers | 1,851 | 95.4% | $108,160 | 652 |
| 15-1241.00 | Computer Network Architects | 1,839 | 96.9% | $129,771 | 748 |
| 17-2131.00 | Materials Engineers | 1,820 | 97.8% | $115,440 | 413 |
| 19-1029.02 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 1,759 | 92.4% | $77,000 | 454 |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,735 | 90.3% | $137,683 | 270 |
| 17-1011.00 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,650 | 94.1% | $76,000 | 809 |
| 13-2054.00 | Financial Risk Specialists | 1,642 | 97.1% | $126,000 | 280 |
| 27-1024.00 | Graphic Designers | 1,557 | 94.5% | $110,700 | 772 |
| 29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists | 1,540 | 95.6% | $83,200 | 513 |