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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation · SOC 2018 25-1121 · United States

SOC 2018 code
25-1121
Share of U.S. applications
0.06%
Applications on record
6,792
FY2025
474
Median offered wage
$70,448
Certified (last three years)
98.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$70,448certified 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 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1121). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

245490FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
245490FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200877
FY2009143
FY2010490
FY2011362
FY2012400
FY2013331
FY2014337
FY2015422
FY2016401
FY2017370
FY2018383
FY2019386
FY2020323
FY2021310
FY2022399
FY2023404
FY2024374
FY2025474
FY2026*406
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*031195
FY2025039183
FY2024033836
FY2023037232
FY2022034554
FY2021024565
FY2020024974
FY2019032561
FY2018030083
FY2017029575
FY2016030992
FY2015233486
FY2014026968
FY2013027754
FY2012032971
FY2011031052
FY20100341149
FY200909053
FY20080077
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. Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.229
  2. State University of New York at Buffalo119
  3. Indiana University73
  4. University of Cincinnati73
  5. New York University69
  6. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago68
  7. University of Michigan66
  8. Rhode Island School of Design63
  9. Arizona State University54
  10. University of Wisconsin System51
  11. The University of Texas at Austin51
  12. University of North Texas47
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).

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary: applications by worksite state

4+20+60+91+182+
4+20+60+91+182+
Data table
StateApplications
CA738
NY697
TX564
GA415
IL320
OH309
PA282
MA236
MI198
VA197
FL193
IN182
NC178
MO140
IA125
WI105
WA103
TN101
CO100
KS97
MN97
OK95
CT91
NJ83
AZ83
LA82
RI75
MD72
AR71
MS68
AL61
SC61
KY60
UT59
OR47
SD43
DC43
NM36
WV35
NV32
NE29
ID28
VT22
HI20
MT19
ND15
PR14
NH13
ME13
WY13
AK11
DE11
GU6
MP4
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ380
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA326
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN203
  4. Savannah, GA193
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH173
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA155
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA135
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX123
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD101
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV88
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 $70,448; middle half $60,000 to $83,000 · median prevailing wage $53,480 (marker) · 997 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I635
  2. Level II217
  3. Level III26
  4. Level IV9
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,504
  2. Lecturer211
  3. Music Teacher201
  4. Assistant Professor of Music175
  5. Associate Professor154
  6. Instructor116
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor89
  8. Music Instructor72
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.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Savannah, GA
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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