Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Occupation · SOC 2018 17-1021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 17-1021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 912
- FY2025
- 44
- Median offered wage
- $76,250
- Certified (last three years)
- 96.0%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (SOC 17-1021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Data table
| FY2008 | 10 |
| FY2009 | 15 |
| FY2010 | 69 |
| FY2011 | 67 |
| FY2012 | 65 |
| FY2013 | 42 |
| FY2014 | 64 |
| FY2015 | 63 |
| FY2016 | 45 |
| FY2017 | 70 |
| FY2018 | 69 |
| FY2019 | 66 |
| FY2020 | 46 |
| FY2021 | 47 |
| FY2022 | 47 |
| FY2023 | 30 |
| FY2024 | 26 |
| FY2025 | 44 |
| FY2026* | 27 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 4 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 10 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Cyient, Inc.113
- Geonamic Systems, Inc.56
- Apple Inc.40
- Infotech Enterprises America, Inc.25
- Connected2Fiber, Inc.20
- Atkins North America, Inc.16
- Camp Dresser & Mckee Inc.15
- Centillion Solutions LLC12
- Berger Geosciences, LLC12
- Woolpert, Inc.10
- Tessellations Inc.9
- Geospatial Professional Solutions, Inc.9
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 173 |
| TX | 132 |
| GA | 105 |
| CO | 42 |
| VA | 42 |
| FL | 37 |
| NY | 35 |
| MA | 33 |
| MD | 31 |
| PA | 30 |
| AZ | 18 |
| SC | 17 |
| WA | 16 |
| MO | 16 |
| IL | 15 |
| KS | 14 |
| NJ | 14 |
| OH | 14 |
| MS | 13 |
| MN | 11 |
| NC | 11 |
| OK | 9 |
| MI | 9 |
| AL | 9 |
| KY | 9 |
| AR | 8 |
| DC | 5 |
| ND | 5 |
| NH | 4 |
| NM | 4 |
| HI | 3 |
| TN | 3 |
| LA | 3 |
| UT | 2 |
| CT | 2 |
| WI | 2 |
| OR | 2 |
| WY | 2 |
| IA | 2 |
| SD | 2 |
| NV | 2 |
| MT | 1 |
| AK | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| PR | 1 |
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA103
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA65
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX62
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV56
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA54
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX50
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ37
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD26
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO25
- Worcester, MA22
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $76,250; middle half $67,864 to $97,966 · median prevailing wage $68,952 (marker) · 82 applications.
- Level I20
- Level II34
- Level III18
- Level IV11
- Gis Analyst85
- Gis Specialist29
- Gis Engineer28
- Cartographer21
- Senior Gis Engineer20
- Gis Analysts18
- Maps Analyst15
- Gis Cartographer13
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