Occupation benchmarks
LCA filings by SOC occupation code · FY2025
| SOC | Occupation | Filings | Certified | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1252.00 | Software Developers | 177,184 | 96.8% | $135,699 | 17,544 |
| 15-1299.08 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 25,601 | 97.9% | $102,398 | 3,092 |
| 15-1299.09 | Information Technology Project Managers | 20,250 | 97.0% | $130,562 | 4,419 |
| 15-1253.00 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 19,157 | 97.2% | $104,000 | 4,227 |
| 15-2051.00 | Data Scientists | 19,020 | 96.4% | $128,000 | 5,611 |
| 15-1251.00 | Computer Programmers | 13,964 | 96.6% | $91,042 | 2,235 |
| 11-3021.00 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 13,230 | 96.9% | $197,954 | 3,068 |
| 15-2051.01 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 13,111 | 97.0% | $116,064 | 4,370 |
| 15-1211.00 | Computer Systems Analysts | 12,383 | 95.9% | $105,019 | 2,920 |
| 13-2011.00 | Accountants and Auditors | 10,193 | 95.1% | $94,000 | 2,833 |
| 17-2141.00 | Mechanical Engineers | 9,749 | 95.7% | $103,000 | 3,091 |
| 13-2051.00 | Financial and Investment Analysts | 8,554 | 95.6% | $135,000 | 2,981 |
| 17-2072.00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 7,903 | 98.6% | $148,300 | 696 |
| 15-2031.00 | Operations Research Analysts | 7,879 | 96.3% | $120,000 | 2,161 |
| 15-1242.00 | Database Administrators | 7,223 | 95.7% | $111,700 | 2,276 |
| 17-2071.00 | Electrical Engineers | 7,146 | 96.7% | $120,000 | 2,209 |
| 13-1111.00 | Management Analysts | 6,897 | 96.5% | $118,500 | 2,285 |
| 13-1161.00 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 5,645 | 94.3% | $80,000 | 3,271 |
| 17-2112.00 | Industrial Engineers | 5,600 | 96.0% | $108,098 | 2,034 |
| 17-2051.00 | Civil Engineers | 5,504 | 95.7% | $90,000 | 2,034 |
| 15-1244.00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 5,489 | 96.8% | $94,750 | 1,959 |
| 19-1042.00 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 4,925 | 93.2% | $75,000 | 618 |
| 29-1229.00 | Physicians, All Other | 4,290 | 93.7% | $175,000 | 865 |
| 15-1212.00 | Information Security Analysts | 4,203 | 96.9% | $136,552 | 1,239 |
| 15-1221.00 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 3,940 | 97.2% | $182,000 | 792 |
| 15-1243.00 | Database Architects | 3,902 | 96.2% | $138,694 | 1,579 |
| 13-2099.01 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 3,634 | 97.0% | $138,999 | 926 |
| 13-1082.00 | Project Management Specialists | 3,230 | 94.5% | $115,600 | 1,621 |
| 15-2041.00 | Statisticians | 3,206 | 96.3% | $135,000 | 911 |
| 19-1021.00 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 2,767 | 93.6% | $79,181 | 551 |
| 29-2011.00 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 2,672 | 96.4% | $66,560 | 729 |
| 23-1011.00 | Lawyers | 2,656 | 94.1% | $225,000 | 1,004 |
| 41-9031.00 | Sales Engineers | 2,577 | 96.4% | $145,000 | 927 |
| 11-2021.00 | Marketing Managers | 2,560 | 94.1% | $175,000 | 1,449 |
| 11-9041.00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 2,500 | 96.3% | $180,000 | 1,130 |
| 25-2021.00 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,488 | 96.3% | $60,500 | 674 |
| 17-2112.02 | Validation Engineers | 2,485 | 96.7% | $99,150 | 799 |
| 11-1021.00 | General and Operations Managers | 2,338 | 90.2% | $124,800 | 1,722 |
| 25-2031.00 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 2,202 | 95.6% | $57,687 | 691 |
| 19-2031.00 | Chemists | 2,187 | 95.4% | $87,360 | 820 |
| 17-2112.03 | Manufacturing Engineers | 2,162 | 95.7% | $107,661 | 839 |
| 15-1241.00 | Computer Network Architects | 2,138 | 97.1% | $137,925 | 839 |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 2,069 | 90.4% | $136,020 | 286 |
| 29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists | 2,027 | 96.3% | $81,058 | 526 |
| 17-2131.00 | Materials Engineers | 2,011 | 97.6% | $114,798 | 462 |
| 17-1011.00 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,909 | 94.6% | $77,070 | 936 |
| 19-1029.02 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 1,729 | 94.6% | $78,491 | 460 |
| 11-3031.00 | Financial Managers | 1,691 | 94.7% | $190,757 | 1,006 |
| 29-1229.02 | Hospitalists | 1,624 | 95.0% | $277,326 | 405 |
| 15-1255.00 | Web and Digital Interface Designers | 1,619 | 96.8% | $100,818 | 720 |