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Chemical Engineers

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2041 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-2041
Share of U.S. applications
0.19%
Applications on record
23,546
FY2025
1,324
Median offered wage
$114,000
Certified (last three years)
99.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$114,000certified 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 Chemical Engineers (SOC 17-2041). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Chemical Engineers

8241,648FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8241,648FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008174
FY2009440
FY20101,516
FY20111,622
FY20121,648
FY20131,357
FY20141,456
FY20151,454
FY20161,516
FY20171,301
FY20181,404
FY20191,434
FY20201,197
FY20211,205
FY20221,353
FY20231,064
FY20241,135
FY20251,324
FY2026*946
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00807139
FY2025001,168156
FY2024001,030105
FY20230097490
FY2022001,236117
FY2021001,086119
FY2020001,073124
FY2019111,259173
FY2018001,157247
FY2017001,102199
FY2016001,310206
FY2015001,272182
FY2014001,239217
FY2013001,244113
FY2012001,437211
FY2011001,465157
FY2010001,264252
FY200900327113
FY2008000174
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. Micron Technology, Inc.378
  2. The Dow Chemical Company296
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology274
  4. Praxair, Inc.249
  5. Technip USA, Inc.241
  6. KBR, Inc.220
  7. Amgen Inc.218
  8. Applied Materials, Inc.198
  9. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.162
  10. Cb&i Inc.147
  11. Worleyparsons Group, Inc.136
  12. Foster Wheeler USA Corporation135
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).

Chemical Engineers: applications by worksite state

5+35+120+267+454+
5+35+120+267+454+
Data table
StateApplications
TX5,739
CA3,246
MA1,740
NJ1,027
NY1,006
PA930
IL925
MI624
IN610
OH518
LA459
GA454
VA418
NC408
OK398
WA376
MN356
WI290
CO276
ID272
FL270
MD267
TN258
MO254
CT229
SC186
AZ177
UT170
KY155
IA139
OR137
DE124
KS120
RI111
AL111
WV111
NV101
AR95
NM92
WY65
NH54
NE36
MS35
ND34
ME23
SD23
HI22
DC18
PR17
MT16
VT9
AK7
GU5
Metropolitan areas
  1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,751
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,556
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,168
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,115
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN817
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA713
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA675
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD569
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV377
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI333
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 $114,000; middle half $90,063 to $138,000 · median prevailing wage $103,459 (marker) · 2,913 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I716
  2. Level II800
  3. Level III653
  4. Level IV551
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Process Engineer1,665
  2. Chemical Engineer1,060
  3. Senior Process Engineer537
  4. Postdoctoral Research Associate382
  5. Postdoctoral Associate353
  6. Senior Engineer296
  7. Research Engineer229
  8. Research Associate225
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
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Columbus, IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Midland, MI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • 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
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • 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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