Fashion Designers
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-1022 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-1022
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.06%
- Applications on record
- 7,097
- FY2025
- 200
- Median offered wage
- $71,739
- Certified (last three years)
- 95.4%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Fashion Designers (SOC 27-1022). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Fashion Designers
Data table
| FY2008 | 71 |
| FY2009 | 205 |
| FY2010 | 751 |
| FY2011 | 652 |
| FY2012 | 601 |
| FY2013 | 469 |
| FY2014 | 536 |
| FY2015 | 572 |
| FY2016 | 588 |
| FY2017 | 488 |
| FY2018 | 451 |
| FY2019 | 352 |
| FY2020 | 244 |
| FY2021 | 222 |
| FY2022 | 197 |
| FY2023 | 172 |
| FY2024 | 179 |
| FY2025 | 200 |
| FY2026* | 147 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 82 | 65 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 92 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 49 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 54 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 51 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 61 |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 74 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 72 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 114 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 120 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 139 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 73 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 1 | 485 | 50 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 1 | 421 | 47 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 1 | 553 | 47 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 589 | 63 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 89 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 49 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.305
- The Gap, Inc.217
- Urban Outfitters, Inc.103
- Ralph Lauren Corporation89
- Wicked Fashions, Inc.81
- Edgemine Inc61
- David Peyser Sportswear Inc.56
- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.55
- LF USA, Inc.48
- Calvin Klein, Inc.48
- Coach, Inc.48
- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.47
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Fashion Designers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 3,901 |
| CA | 1,809 |
| OH | 386 |
| NJ | 368 |
| PA | 121 |
| FL | 100 |
| TX | 70 |
| OR | 49 |
| WA | 46 |
| CT | 44 |
| GA | 37 |
| MA | 28 |
| IL | 22 |
| WI | 15 |
| HI | 14 |
| IN | 12 |
| MO | 10 |
| NV | 7 |
| UT | 6 |
| MD | 6 |
| VA | 6 |
| TN | 5 |
| NC | 5 |
| MT | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| CO | 4 |
| SC | 3 |
| MP | 3 |
| NE | 2 |
| PR | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| ND | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,233
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,503
- Columbus, OH376
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA262
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD121
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL65
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA49
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA46
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX45
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT36
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $71,739; middle half $56,495 to $90,000 · median prevailing wage $62,691 (marker) · 298 applications.
- Level I154
- Level II103
- Level III30
- Level IV30
- Fashion Designer1,617
- Designer542
- Associate Designer278
- Assistant Designer228
- Technical Designer193
- Senior Designer176
- Design Director129
- Associate Fashion Designer56
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
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