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Computer Occupations, All Other

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1299 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1299
Share of U.S. applications
6.75%
Applications on record
818,810
FY2025
50,531
Median offered wage
$111,467
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$111,467certified 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 Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Computer Occupations, All Other

43k85kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
43k85kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008218
FY20091,655
FY20109,197
FY201110,027
FY20121,208
FY20136,994
FY201441,554
FY201557,768
FY201662,197
FY201761,523
FY201869,369
FY201969,110
FY202070,090
FY202170,600
FY202285,397
FY202356,980
FY202462,959
FY202550,531
FY2026*31,433
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00031,34885
FY202500050,44883
FY202400060,2952,664
FY202300047,0139,967
FY202200377,0318,363
FY202140164,0126,583
FY202070064,4455,638
FY201920064,0195,089
FY201801164,2405,127
FY201700159,0402,482
FY201600161,288908
FY201500257,72145
FY201400041,5468
FY20130006,97717
FY20120001,078130
FY20110009,746281
FY20100008,399798
FY20090001,492163
FY20080000218

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Computer Occupations, All Other: applications by worksite state

7+269+2,519+6,386+21k+
7+269+2,519+6,386+21k+
Data table
StateApplications
CA144,769
TX107,616
NJ71,369
NY49,428
WA48,271
IL39,280
GA34,772
NC33,590
MA28,824
FL27,274
PA24,209
OH21,218
VA19,164
MI17,250
AZ16,647
MN15,352
CT15,264
CO10,281
TN9,479
MO9,232
MD8,041
WI7,963
IN6,386
OR5,985
DE5,657
AR4,834
RI3,948
KY3,856
UT3,382
SC3,227
IA3,164
DC2,693
NE2,578
KS2,519
NH1,963
NV1,828
OK1,493
LA1,339
AL1,054
ID639
ME557
MS391
NM351
ND279
VT269
HI225
WV195
SD172
MT165
AK114
PR108
WY84
GU24
MP22
VI7
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ104,722
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX65,360
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA54,330
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA47,496
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA45,470
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34,677
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA34,187
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA30,071
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH25,636
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD21,555

Pay

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

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

Median $111,467; middle half $87,360 to $141,120 · median prevailing wage $100,838 (marker) · 139,702 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6,689
  2. Level II61,707
  3. Level III39,646
  4. Level IV31,267
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Architect32,127
  2. Project Manager19,881
  3. Computer Systems Engineer12,869
  4. Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects12,393
  5. Lead Engineer12,119
  6. Software Engineer8,702
  7. IT Project Manager8,368
  8. Technology Lead - US8,248

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

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