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Financial and Investment Analysts

Occupation · SOC 2018 13-2051 · United States

SOC 2018 code
13-2051
Share of U.S. applications
1.41%
Applications on record
170,917
FY2025
10,337
Median offered wage
$137,000
Certified (last three years)
99.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$137,000certified 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 Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Financial and Investment Analysts

5,78812kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5,78812kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008848
FY20092,544
FY20109,597
FY20119,305
FY20129,439
FY20138,663
FY201410,143
FY201510,786
FY201610,833
FY201710,589
FY201811,575
FY201910,964
FY20209,023
FY20219,646
FY20229,720
FY20238,827
FY20248,960
FY202510,337
FY2026*9,118
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*007,9641,154
FY2025009,1221,215
FY2024208,182776
FY2023008,011816
FY2022008,836884
FY2021108,4381,207
FY2020107,9441,078
FY2019109,8291,134
FY20180010,2911,284
FY2017009,639950
FY2016019,6121,220
FY2015029,807977
FY2014019,317825
FY2013018,163499
FY2012008,512927
FY2011008,1611,144
FY2010008,4001,197
FY2009001,900644
FY2008000848
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. LLP6,880
  2. Deloitte Consulting LLP6,069
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.4,315
  4. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.2,595
  5. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC2,283
  6. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC2,202
  7. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC1,981
  8. Blackrock Financial Management, Inc.1,901
  9. Goldman, Sachs & Co.1,825
  10. Bofa Securities, Inc.1,600
  11. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.1,525
  12. Citibank, N.A.1,390
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).

Financial and Investment Analysts: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
NY73,596
CA25,946
TX9,253
IL8,644
FL6,897
MA6,350
NJ5,830
CT4,156
PA3,436
WA3,225
VA2,566
GA2,516
OH1,716
MD1,680
NC1,670
DC1,381
DE1,230
MI1,225
MN977
CO930
UT901
TN689
AZ671
IN643
MO641
WI505
IA440
NV324
OR287
OK256
SC251
KS238
RI216
AL205
KY192
AR186
NH166
LA154
NE131
NM102
ID97
PR75
HI63
MS46
ME45
WV28
VT27
AK26
SD24
ND13
MP11
GU10
WY7
VI5
MT5
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ78,012
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10,871
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,405
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,262
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,218
  6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,017
  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,947
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,218
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,043
  10. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,770
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 $137,000; middle half $105,000 to $179,088 · median prevailing wage $112,715 (marker) · 24,620 applications.

$80k$120k$160k$200k$240k
$80k$120k$160k$200k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5,488
  2. Level II8,724
  3. Level III4,529
  4. Level IV5,298
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Financial Analyst19,017
  2. Associate12,304
  3. Analyst11,227
  4. Vice President4,446
  5. Senior Consultant2,606
  6. Senior Financial Analyst2,520
  7. Investment Analyst2,017
  8. Consultant1,844
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.

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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