Occupation benchmarks
LCA filings by SOC occupation code · FY2026year to date
| SOC | Occupation | Filings | Certified | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1252.00 | Software Developers | 123,511 | 96.5% | $144,530 | 14,303 |
| 15-2051.00 | Data Scientists | 19,060 | 95.8% | $129,709 | 5,692 |
| 15-1299.09 | Information Technology Project Managers | 14,003 | 96.7% | $139,298 | 3,417 |
| 15-1299.08 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 13,360 | 96.5% | $108,243 | 1,710 |
| 15-1253.00 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 13,230 | 96.5% | $108,680 | 3,407 |
| 15-1251.00 | Computer Programmers | 10,823 | 96.0% | $95,200 | 2,085 |
| 11-3021.00 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 8,713 | 96.6% | $208,540 | 2,353 |
| 15-2051.01 | Business Intelligence Analysts | 8,383 | 96.0% | $119,126 | 3,023 |
| 15-1211.00 | Computer Systems Analysts | 7,904 | 94.9% | $109,292 | 2,701 |
| 13-2051.00 | Financial and Investment Analysts | 7,501 | 96.0% | $146,300 | 2,497 |
| 17-2141.00 | Mechanical Engineers | 6,871 | 94.8% | $110,000 | 2,455 |
| 13-2011.00 | Accountants and Auditors | 6,543 | 94.8% | $97,406 | 2,260 |
| 17-2072.00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 6,011 | 98.0% | $156,853 | 568 |
| 15-2031.00 | Operations Research Analysts | 5,500 | 96.0% | $115,000 | 1,885 |
| 13-1111.00 | Management Analysts | 5,455 | 96.1% | $130,400 | 1,937 |
| 17-2071.00 | Electrical Engineers | 5,398 | 95.9% | $127,379 | 1,757 |
| 13-1161.00 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 5,057 | 94.2% | $90,125 | 2,887 |
| 15-1221.00 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 4,640 | 97.3% | $188,956 | 788 |
| 15-1242.00 | Database Administrators | 4,542 | 96.0% | $112,000 | 1,710 |
| 15-1244.00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 4,527 | 97.0% | $100,000 | 1,824 |
| 17-2051.00 | Civil Engineers | 4,525 | 95.5% | $95,000 | 1,596 |
| 17-2112.00 | Industrial Engineers | 4,457 | 96.2% | $111,093 | 1,733 |
| 13-1082.00 | Project Management Specialists | 3,928 | 94.5% | $122,181 | 1,753 |
| 19-1042.00 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,507 | 93.7% | $77,267 | 506 |
| 29-1229.00 | Physicians, All Other | 3,184 | 94.1% | $212,285 | 720 |
| 13-2099.01 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 3,084 | 96.4% | $145,000 | 835 |
| 15-1243.00 | Database Architects | 2,974 | 95.4% | $142,449 | 1,334 |
| 15-1212.00 | Information Security Analysts | 2,856 | 95.8% | $134,225 | 1,018 |
| 23-1011.00 | Lawyers | 2,299 | 93.7% | $225,000 | 809 |
| 41-9031.00 | Sales Engineers | 2,058 | 96.6% | $149,451 | 782 |
| 17-2112.03 | Manufacturing Engineers | 2,036 | 96.0% | $117,901 | 662 |
| 11-9041.00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,970 | 95.7% | $190,000 | 869 |
| 19-1021.00 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 1,883 | 94.1% | $80,000 | 438 |
| 29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists | 1,783 | 97.3% | $83,658 | 376 |
| 11-2021.00 | Marketing Managers | 1,773 | 94.6% | $176,749 | 931 |
| 15-1241.00 | Computer Network Architects | 1,752 | 96.8% | $145,520 | 737 |
| 25-2021.00 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 1,741 | 95.5% | $63,072 | 549 |
| 29-2011.00 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 1,708 | 96.8% | $70,616 | 523 |
| 15-2041.00 | Statisticians | 1,703 | 95.9% | $130,000 | 589 |
| 17-2112.02 | Validation Engineers | 1,699 | 96.2% | $103,338 | 579 |
| 15-1255.00 | Web and Digital Interface Designers | 1,623 | 95.2% | $124,097 | 796 |
| 11-1021.00 | General and Operations Managers | 1,615 | 92.0% | $150,000 | 1,216 |
| 15-1299.05 | Information Security Engineers | 1,552 | 96.8% | $139,443 | 731 |
| 19-2031.00 | Chemists | 1,543 | 94.5% | $95,000 | 654 |
| 25-2031.00 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 1,449 | 95.4% | $61,353 | 561 |
| 17-2131.00 | Materials Engineers | 1,440 | 97.8% | $124,285 | 360 |
| 17-1011.00 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,371 | 92.9% | $83,148 | 640 |
| 29-1229.02 | Hospitalists | 1,371 | 96.4% | $289,952 | 370 |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,360 | 91.5% | $142,332 | 234 |
| 13-2054.00 | Financial Risk Specialists | 1,280 | 96.6% | $135,000 | 318 |