Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Occupation · SOC 2018 17-3027 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 17-3027
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,629
- FY2025
- 163
- Median offered wage
- $65,728
- Certified (last three years)
- 94.2%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3027). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Data table
| FY2008 | 18 |
| FY2009 | 56 |
| FY2010 | 145 |
| FY2011 | 126 |
| FY2012 | 92 |
| FY2013 | 60 |
| FY2014 | 92 |
| FY2015 | 115 |
| FY2016 | 118 |
| FY2017 | 100 |
| FY2018 | 91 |
| FY2019 | 81 |
| FY2020 | 58 |
| FY2021 | 54 |
| FY2022 | 42 |
| FY2023 | 47 |
| FY2024 | 39 |
| FY2025 | 163 |
| FY2026* | 132 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 1 | 26 | 105 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 105 |
| FY2024 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 43 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 58 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 55 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 68 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 49 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 24 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 17 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 22 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Applied Materials, Inc.65
- Siemens Energy, Inc.20
- Bobst North America Inc.17
- Krones, Inc.16
- Igate Technologies Inc.16
- Mobis Alabama, LLC14
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University13
- SL Tennessee LLC13
- Itc Infotech (USA), Inc.12
- Stadler US Inc.12
- University of Pittsburgh11
- Smart Alabama LLC10
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 163 |
| CA | 163 |
| AL | 132 |
| NY | 123 |
| FL | 118 |
| MI | 88 |
| NJ | 87 |
| GA | 74 |
| VA | 60 |
| NC | 60 |
| IL | 55 |
| PA | 55 |
| OH | 41 |
| MA | 36 |
| MD | 34 |
| TN | 34 |
| AZ | 33 |
| WI | 30 |
| SC | 23 |
| UT | 23 |
| WA | 17 |
| IN | 15 |
| LA | 14 |
| AR | 14 |
| OR | 14 |
| CO | 13 |
| MN | 11 |
| NV | 11 |
| KY | 10 |
| MO | 10 |
| RI | 8 |
| NE | 8 |
| CT | 7 |
| MP | 7 |
| IA | 6 |
| DC | 4 |
| PR | 3 |
| MT | 3 |
| SD | 3 |
| KS | 2 |
| MS | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| WV | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| GU | 2 |
| HI | 2 |
| NH | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ146
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX85
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI75
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA63
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL61
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN46
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV45
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC44
- Montgomery, AL41
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ32
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $65,728; middle half $60,000 to $82,267 · median prevailing wage $63,710 (marker) · 91 applications.
- Level I21
- Level II37
- Level III18
- Level IV18
- Mechanical Engineering Technician77
- Mechanical Engineer56
- Design Engineer34
- Mechanical Engineer Technician24
- Research Associate23
- Customer Engineer21
- Mechanical Engineering Technologist12
- Postdoctoral Associate11
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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