Surveyors
Occupation · SOC 2018 17-1022 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 17-1022
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 608
- FY2025
- 44
- Median offered wage
- $73,195
- Certified (last three years)
- 92.4%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Surveyors (SOC 17-1022). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Surveyors
Data table
| FY2008 | 5 |
| FY2009 | 22 |
| FY2010 | 56 |
| FY2011 | 34 |
| FY2012 | 39 |
| FY2013 | 32 |
| FY2014 | 31 |
| FY2015 | 44 |
| FY2016 | 36 |
| FY2017 | 36 |
| FY2018 | 26 |
| FY2019 | 41 |
| FY2020 | 19 |
| FY2021 | 18 |
| FY2022 | 34 |
| FY2023 | 31 |
| FY2024 | 30 |
| FY2025 | 44 |
| FY2026* | 30 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- A-plus Construction Services Corporation17
- Weeks Marine, Inc.14
- Controlpoint Surveying, Inc.13
- Zupt, LLC11
- Coler & Colantonio, Inc.11
- Fugro USA Marine, Inc.11
- Fugro Chance Inc.9
- WSP USA Inc.8
- Black Construction Corporation8
- Jireh-nissi Enterprises LLC8
- Lloyd's Register North America, Inc.7
- Fer Surveying Inc7
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Surveyors: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 114 |
| CA | 51 |
| FL | 43 |
| MA | 41 |
| NY | 39 |
| IL | 38 |
| NJ | 18 |
| LA | 18 |
| VA | 18 |
| WA | 16 |
| GU | 15 |
| GA | 15 |
| HI | 15 |
| TN | 14 |
| NC | 13 |
| MD | 13 |
| NV | 12 |
| MI | 10 |
| AZ | 10 |
| SC | 9 |
| PA | 8 |
| MP | 7 |
| CO | 6 |
| MO | 6 |
| AK | 6 |
| OK | 5 |
| ID | 5 |
| DE | 5 |
| NH | 5 |
| KY | 4 |
| OH | 4 |
| VI | 3 |
| UT | 3 |
| IN | 3 |
| KS | 3 |
| CT | 2 |
| OR | 2 |
| WI | 2 |
| WY | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
| ND | 1 |
| NM | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX76
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ55
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH41
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN36
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX30
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV24
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA21
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL18
- Urban Honolulu, HI13
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL13
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $73,195; middle half $63,288 to $95,099 · median prevailing wage $66,622 (marker) · 67 applications.
- Level I21
- Level II27
- Level III9
- Level IV13
- Surveyor88
- Land Surveyor26
- Hydrographic Surveyor12
- Geodetic Engineer12
- Land Surveyor Manager8
- Senior Surveyor8
- Project Surveyor8
- Survey Engineer8
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