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Accountants and Auditors

Occupation · SOC 2018 13-2011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
13-2011
Share of U.S. applications
1.64%
Applications on record
198,329
FY2025
12,376
Median offered wage
$94,000
Certified (last three years)
98.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$94,000certified 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 Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Accountants and Auditors

6,68713kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,68713kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,420
FY20093,395
FY201011,483
FY201110,373
FY201210,688
FY20138,647
FY201410,905
FY201512,613
FY201613,373
FY201713,302
FY201813,286
FY201912,887
FY202011,512
FY202110,480
FY202211,046
FY202311,358
FY202410,810
FY202512,376
FY2026*8,375
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*4306,7121,620
FY202552010,3801,944
FY20247209,4071,331
FY202310809,6811,569
FY20224519,5241,476
FY202115308,5251,802
FY202025809,5131,741
FY2019147311,0261,711
FY20180111,2202,065
FY20170211,9191,381
FY20160211,3042,067
FY20150511,0051,603
FY2014019,6271,277
FY2013027,866779
FY2012039,2891,396
FY2011038,8511,519
FY2010009,6541,829
FY2009002,405990
FY20080001,420
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. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP31,289
  2. Deloitte & Touche LLP10,508
  3. Deloitte Tax LLP8,168
  4. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP7,422
  5. KPMG LLP5,253
  6. Amazon.com Services LLC1,914
  7. Bdo USA, LLP1,899
  8. Grant Thornton LLP1,004
  9. Ernst & Young LLP980
  10. KPMG LLP908
  11. The Siegfried Group LLP734
  12. RSM US LLP714
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).

Accountants and Auditors: applications by worksite state

27+144+538+1,425+3,562+
27+144+538+1,425+3,562+
Data table
StateApplications
CA47,616
NY33,760
TX20,564
IL10,132
NJ10,090
MA7,132
FL6,864
VA6,845
GA6,314
WA5,057
PA4,558
MD3,562
OH3,054
MI3,048
NC2,612
CT2,491
DC2,115
MN1,752
CO1,653
MO1,513
MP1,492
AZ1,482
UT1,425
TN1,264
IN1,253
GU1,024
AL914
WI847
OK733
NV729
OR615
LA603
DE574
IA538
SC503
HI454
KS394
KY363
AR307
NE287
NM231
RI206
MS180
AK168
ID144
NH138
ME93
VT89
VI85
WV84
ND64
SD50
MT38
WY31
PR27
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ42,131
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA21,641
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,604
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV10,296
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN9,749
  6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,258
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,116
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,682
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,776
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA5,819
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 $94,000; middle half $75,000 to $121,000 · median prevailing wage $78,978 (marker) · 25,726 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I7,787
  2. Level II10,151
  3. Level III4,299
  4. Level IV3,669
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Accountant31,490
  2. Staff Accountant11,427
  3. Tax Senior4,039
  4. Accountants and Auditors3,630
  5. Associate3,300
  6. Senior Accountant3,291
  7. Senior Associate3,180
  8. Assurance Staff2,750
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.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Urban Honolulu, HI
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Worcester, MA
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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