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Mechanical Engineers

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2141 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-2141
Share of U.S. applications
1.48%
Applications on record
179,952
FY2025
13,442
Median offered wage
$105,000
Certified (last three years)
99.1%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$105,000certified 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 Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Mechanical Engineers

6,72113kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,72113kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008815
FY20091,818
FY20106,455
FY20117,266
FY20127,702
FY20136,743
FY20148,473
FY20159,631
FY201611,369
FY201711,243
FY201812,838
FY201913,294
FY202011,919
FY202111,810
FY202212,972
FY202311,172
FY202411,416
FY202513,442
FY2026*9,574
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*008,0001,574
FY20250111,2842,157
FY20241210,1491,264
FY2023009,7551,417
FY20220011,6591,313
FY20210010,3931,417
FY20200010,5781,341
FY20190111,7201,573
FY20180210,9461,890
FY2017009,9111,332
FY2016019,6861,682
FY2015008,4541,177
FY2014017,4111,061
FY2013006,117626
FY2012016,5551,146
FY2011006,1601,106
FY2010005,3011,154
FY2009001,204614
FY2008000815
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. Cummins Inc.5,473
  2. General Motors Company2,607
  3. Tesla, Inc.2,407
  4. Apple Inc.2,099
  5. Rivian Automotive, LLC2,057
  6. HCL America, Inc.2,010
  7. Altair Productdesign, Inc.1,824
  8. Ford Motor Company1,734
  9. L&T Technology Services Limited1,683
  10. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.1,585
  11. Caterpillar Inc.1,494
  12. Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.1,424
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).

Mechanical Engineers: applications by worksite state

1+130+690+1,264+3,489+
1+130+690+1,264+3,489+
Data table
StateApplications
MI38,601
CA31,661
TX19,324
IL11,340
OH8,465
IN8,332
NY5,778
MA4,006
FL3,760
PA3,684
NJ3,598
NC3,489
WI3,208
GA3,107
MN2,782
AZ2,746
WA2,348
CT2,193
SC2,160
VA1,544
AL1,420
TN1,372
MD1,264
IA1,183
KY1,124
OR1,092
KS1,044
OK942
CO908
MO885
GU869
LA734
NV709
UT690
AR432
NH426
RI360
ID309
MS268
DE261
NE243
NM197
ND164
WV160
DC130
VT104
ME102
HI98
SD72
MP65
WY63
MT39
PR37
AK36
AS1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI34,357
  2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX12,402
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA10,805
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,586
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,778
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,186
  7. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,144
  8. Columbus, IN5,022
  9. Columbus, OH4,168
  10. Peoria, IL3,338
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 $105,000; middle half $87,700 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $95,680 (marker) · 28,616 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5,656
  2. Level II10,644
  3. Level III6,152
  4. Level IV5,491
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Mechanical Engineer22,438
  2. Design Engineer6,241
  3. Project Engineer4,843
  4. Mechanical Design Engineer4,005
  5. Product Engineer2,749
  6. Engineer2,211
  7. Senior Mechanical Engineer1,484
  8. Senior Engineer1,377
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
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Appleton, WI
  • Asheville, NC
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Auburn-Opelika, AL
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Corning, NY
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Decatur, IL
  • Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Elkhart-Goshen, IN
  • Fargo, ND-MN
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Gainesville, FL
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jackson, MI
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Kokomo, IN
  • LaGrange, GA-AL
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
  • Lancaster, PA
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
  • Los Alamos, NM
  • 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
  • Mobile, AL
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Niles, MI
  • Odessa, TX
  • 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
  • Port Lavaca, TX
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Reno, NV
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Roanoke, VA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Rockford, IL
  • Rocky Mount, NC
  • 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
  • Sheboygan, WI
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
  • Spartanburg, SC
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Toledo, OH
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Warsaw, IN
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
  • Wichita, KS
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • Wooster, OH
  • Worcester, MA
  • York-Hanover, PA
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH
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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