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Electrical Engineers

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2071 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-2071
Share of U.S. applications
1.06%
Applications on record
128,795
FY2025
8,889
Median offered wage
$119,880
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$119,880certified 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 Electrical Engineers (SOC 17-2071). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Electrical Engineers

4,6399,278FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4,6399,278FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008738
FY20091,703
FY20105,968
FY20116,427
FY20126,105
FY20135,438
FY20146,686
FY20156,999
FY20167,362
FY20177,160
FY20189,000
FY20199,278
FY20207,992
FY20218,368
FY20228,713
FY20237,546
FY20247,631
FY20258,889
FY2026*6,792
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*105,7711,020
FY2025007,5361,353
FY2024116,697932
FY2023306,4851,058
FY2022307,815895
FY2021307,3191,046
FY2020207,089901
FY2019008,317961
FY2018007,7151,285
FY2017016,292867
FY2016015,9921,369
FY2015005,9711,028
FY2014005,915771
FY2013005,118320
FY2012015,517587
FY2011015,619807
FY2010004,8361,132
FY2009001,150553
FY2008000738
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. Apple Inc.4,172
  2. Cummins Inc.2,190
  3. General Motors Company2,104
  4. Micron Technology, Inc.1,931
  5. Texas Instruments Incorporated1,741
  6. Microsoft Corporation1,396
  7. Tesla, Inc.1,117
  8. Broadcom Corporation1,081
  9. T-mobile USA, Inc.1,065
  10. Black & Veatch Corporation1,005
  11. L&T Technology Services Limited822
  12. Telecom Technology Services, Inc.773
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).

Electrical Engineers: applications by worksite state

11+96+422+1,186+3,099+
11+96+422+1,186+3,099+
Data table
StateApplications
CA33,120
TX16,172
MI13,031
IL5,194
NY4,703
VA3,789
PA3,727
WA3,682
IN3,550
NC3,310
NJ3,173
MA3,099
OH2,648
FL2,629
GA2,568
AZ2,310
MN2,110
CO1,908
WI1,721
MD1,550
OR1,376
ID1,370
KS1,186
GU1,085
MO942
CT847
SC746
UT744
TN725
LA618
AL600
IA559
OK466
MS422
KY418
NV401
NH338
DC239
AR201
NM197
VT171
ME170
RI152
HI148
ND96
DE96
PR86
NE85
MP84
WV64
SD50
WY39
MT35
AK27
VI11
Metropolitan areas
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA16,954
  2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11,331
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX6,539
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5,836
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,300
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,183
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,064
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,704
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,337
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX3,003
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 $119,880; middle half $95,930 to $150,000 · median prevailing wage $105,997 (marker) · 19,545 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3,896
  2. Level II6,220
  3. Level III4,199
  4. Level IV3,817
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Electrical Engineer12,759
  2. RF Engineer2,677
  3. Engineer1,304
  4. Senior Electrical Engineer1,233
  5. Project Engineer1,181
  6. Controls Engineer1,171
  7. Electrical Design Engineer1,085
  8. Senior Engineer981
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.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Burlington-South Burlington, VT
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Corvallis, OR
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jackson, MS
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Kokomo, IN
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Niles, MI
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
  • Pullman, WA
  • Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Reading, PA
  • Reno, NV
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Roanoke, VA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Rockford, IL
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
  • Savannah, GA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Seymour, IN
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Toledo, OH
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Vallejo, CA
  • 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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