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Chief Executives

Occupation · SOC 2018 11-1011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
11-1011
Share of U.S. applications
0.12%
Applications on record
14,647
FY2025
1,058
Median offered wage
$245,000
Certified (last three years)
93.1%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$245,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Chief Executives (SOC 11-1011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Chief Executives

6141,227FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6141,227FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008328
FY2009408
FY20101,227
FY20111,115
FY20121,141
FY2013731
FY2014780
FY2015829
FY2016747
FY2017821
FY2018851
FY2019598
FY2020578
FY2021632
FY2022738
FY2023713
FY2024770
FY20251,058
FY2026*582
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0049785
FY202501935122
FY20240069080
FY20230162290
FY20220366669
FY202101524107
FY20204050965
FY20190052375
FY20180075497
FY20170074378
FY201600594153
FY201501670158
FY201400637143
FY20130063794
FY201200925216
FY201100870245
FY201000909318
FY200900241167
FY2008000328
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.43
  2. Lawlogix Group, Inc.29
  3. Snaprays, LLC21
  4. Morsco Inc.19
  5. VAStek Inc.17
  6. H.J. Heinz Company16
  7. Burger King Corporation15
  8. K&S Consulting, LLC13
  9. Mader Corporation13
  10. Luxottica Retail North America Inc.13
  11. Finch Paper LLC13
  12. Texas Ezpawn, L.P.13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Chief Executives: applications by worksite state

4+27+43+121+285+
4+27+43+121+285+
Data table
StateApplications
CA2,836
FL1,972
NY1,577
TX1,226
IL702
MA623
GA479
CO452
NJ442
PA356
VA301
MI285
NV245
AZ239
DC222
NC216
OH213
WA187
MD182
UT171
TN134
MN132
IN121
MO118
CT98
SC88
AL81
WI75
PR71
KY71
OR68
OK64
HI58
GU43
NH38
ME34
LA33
KS32
IA32
DE31
NE30
MP30
WY28
WV27
AR27
RI25
ID23
AK21
MT16
MS16
ND15
VI13
NM11
VT11
SD4
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,795
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,460
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,077
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA830
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN679
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH583
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV523
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX425
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA410
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX394
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $245,000; middle half $180,000 to $320,000 · median prevailing wage $228,218 (marker) · 1,906 applications.

$120k$195k$270k$345k$420k
$120k$195k$270k$345k$420k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I518
  2. Level II521
  3. Level III293
  4. Level IV312
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Chief Executive Officer2,479
  2. Chief Operating Officer859
  3. President603
  4. Chief Financial Officer503
  5. Chief Technology Officer258
  6. Executive Director223
  7. CEO194
  8. Vice President184
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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