Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2121 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 17-2121
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.03%
- Applications on record
- 3,262
- FY2025
- 99
- Median offered wage
- $110,072
- Certified (last three years)
- 97.9%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (SOC 17-2121). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Data table
| FY2008 | 40 |
| FY2009 | 68 |
| FY2010 | 274 |
| FY2011 | 312 |
| FY2012 | 345 |
| FY2013 | 262 |
| FY2014 | 329 |
| FY2015 | 337 |
| FY2016 | 218 |
| FY2017 | 178 |
| FY2018 | 135 |
| FY2019 | 123 |
| FY2020 | 135 |
| FY2021 | 103 |
| FY2022 | 106 |
| FY2023 | 80 |
| FY2024 | 60 |
| FY2025 | 99 |
| FY2026* | 58 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 25 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 19 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 22 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 33 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 21 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 23 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 26 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 58 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 90 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 5 | 257 | 67 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 2 | 211 | 49 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 52 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 55 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 59 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 20 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- American Bureau of Shipping (abs)208
- American Bureau of Shipping145
- SBM Atlantia, Inc.105
- Technip USA, Inc.103
- KBR, Inc.90
- Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc.84
- Intecsea, Inc.68
- SBM Offshore USA, Inc.68
- DNV GL USA, Inc.52
- Modec International, Inc.48
- Houston Offshore Engineering, LLC48
- Floatec LLC47
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 2,076 |
| FL | 402 |
| LA | 230 |
| CA | 131 |
| NJ | 61 |
| WA | 50 |
| NY | 49 |
| MA | 25 |
| MD | 19 |
| WI | 18 |
| PA | 18 |
| IL | 17 |
| VA | 16 |
| RI | 16 |
| GU | 15 |
| MI | 13 |
| GA | 12 |
| CT | 10 |
| ME | 10 |
| DC | 9 |
| AZ | 9 |
| IA | 8 |
| AL | 8 |
| SC | 7 |
| OK | 5 |
| MS | 5 |
| NC | 4 |
| AK | 4 |
| KS | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
| HI | 2 |
| PR | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| OR | 1 |
| CO | 1 |
| VT | 1 |
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2,045
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL342
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA150
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ101
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA55
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA42
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA35
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA31
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA30
- Morgan City, LA23
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $110,072; middle half $88,634 to $133,398 · median prevailing wage $101,556 (marker) · 160 applications.
- Level I39
- Level II44
- Level III35
- Level IV41
- Naval Architect227
- Marine Engineer157
- Senior Naval Architect79
- Engineer II50
- Senior Engineer I50
- Structural Engineer45
- Senior Surveyor40
- Engineer31
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
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