Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Occupation · SOC 2018 13-1011 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 13-1011
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 903
- FY2025
- 51
- Median offered wage
- $100,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 95.0%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes (SOC 13-1011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Data table
| FY2008 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 21 |
| FY2010 | 62 |
| FY2011 | 69 |
| FY2012 | 67 |
| FY2013 | 62 |
| FY2014 | 69 |
| FY2015 | 58 |
| FY2016 | 53 |
| FY2017 | 53 |
| FY2018 | 59 |
| FY2019 | 54 |
| FY2020 | 56 |
| FY2021 | 26 |
| FY2022 | 44 |
| FY2023 | 21 |
| FY2024 | 46 |
| FY2025 | 51 |
| FY2026* | 28 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 47 | 7 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 53 | 5 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 55 | 7 |
| FY2012 | 1 | 64 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 61 | 8 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 53 | 9 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- United Talent Agency20
- William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC15
- Leadoff Sports Marketing LLC8
- Athletes Dream Management, Inc.8
- Wasserman Media Group LLC8
- Tennis Advisors, LLC7
- Castroneves Racing, LLC7
- L.A. Models Inc.7
- East West Artists, LLC7
- UMG Recordings Inc.6
- Captured Tracks6
- Concord Music Group, Inc.6
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 343 |
| NY | 287 |
| FL | 84 |
| TN | 32 |
| NJ | 18 |
| DC | 16 |
| TX | 13 |
| NV | 10 |
| PA | 8 |
| GA | 7 |
| VA | 7 |
| OH | 7 |
| CO | 7 |
| IL | 7 |
| MD | 7 |
| MN | 6 |
| WA | 5 |
| ME | 4 |
| AZ | 4 |
| NM | 4 |
| NC | 4 |
| IN | 3 |
| AL | 3 |
| OK | 2 |
| NE | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| MA | 2 |
| CT | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| RI | 1 |
| OR | 1 |
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA322
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ300
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN30
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV28
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA13
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV9
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA7
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN7
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO7
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $100,000; middle half $65,000 to $133,474 · median prevailing wage $91,208 (marker) · 97 applications.
- Level I39
- Level II28
- Level III26
- Level IV12
- Business Manager48
- Artist Manager39
- Talent Manager38
- Agent23
- Sports Agent16
- Talent Agent14
- Manager10
- Model Manager7
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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