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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Occupation · SOC 2018 27-1013 · United States

SOC 2018 code
27-1013
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
460
FY2025
18
Median offered wage
$77,530
Certified (last three years)
78.8%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$77,530certified 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 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (SOC 27-1013). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

2753FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2753FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200815
FY200934
FY201049
FY201140
FY201253
FY201323
FY201422
FY201521
FY201626
FY201721
FY201820
FY201916
FY202023
FY202121
FY202221
FY202315
FY20248
FY202518
FY2026*14
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2264
FY20250288
FY20240143
FY202301104
FY202202118
FY202110416
FY2020101210
FY201910114
FY20180299
FY2017001110
FY2016011411
FY201501155
FY201402164
FY201301166
FY201209368
FY2011032512
FY2010002524
FY2009002311
FY200800015
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. Jeff Koons LLC19
  2. UAP Production LLC10
  3. Bnns Co., Inc.7
  4. Mindart Studio LLC6
  5. Caladocious LLC6
  6. Palms State, LLC6
  7. Bec Associates Inc5
  8. EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc.5
  9. University of Nebraska Medical Center4
  10. Victory Design, Inc4
  11. Caryn Enterprises, Inc.4
  12. Memphis Dawah Association4
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).

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators: applications by worksite state

1+1+4+6+11+
1+1+4+6+11+
Data table
StateApplications
NY165
CA93
FL27
GA22
NJ15
MI13
TX12
MA11
IL10
CT10
MD8
VA7
PA6
TN6
NV6
WI5
KY5
LA5
NE4
ID4
WA4
MP4
OK3
NC2
DC2
OH2
OR1
IN1
UT1
DE1
AL1
SC1
AZ1
PR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ163
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA63
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL22
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA20
  5. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY14
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA13
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV12
  8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN10
  10. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA10
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 $77,530; middle half $61,000 to $87,600 · median prevailing wage $57,803 (marker) · 15 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II6
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Illustrator16
  2. Lead Bronze Finishing Artisan13
  3. Studio Artist9
  4. Artist8
  5. Sculptor8
  6. Designer8
  7. Painter6
  8. Fine Artist6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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