Graphic Designers
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-1024 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-1024
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.31%
- Applications on record
- 38,110
- FY2025
- 1,936
- Median offered wage
- $108,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 97.8%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Graphic Designers
Data table
| FY2008 | 259 |
| FY2009 | 690 |
| FY2010 | 2,397 |
| FY2011 | 2,314 |
| FY2012 | 2,315 |
| FY2013 | 1,941 |
| FY2014 | 2,207 |
| FY2015 | 2,411 |
| FY2016 | 2,598 |
| FY2017 | 2,507 |
| FY2018 | 2,496 |
| FY2019 | 2,498 |
| FY2020 | 2,125 |
| FY2021 | 2,017 |
| FY2022 | 2,373 |
| FY2023 | 1,843 |
| FY2024 | 1,858 |
| FY2025 | 1,936 |
| FY2026* | 1,325 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 6 | 1 | 1,125 | 193 |
| FY2025 | 14 | 2 | 1,652 | 268 |
| FY2024 | 17 | 1 | 1,602 | 238 |
| FY2023 | 25 | 0 | 1,560 | 258 |
| FY2022 | 13 | 0 | 2,141 | 219 |
| FY2021 | 28 | 0 | 1,712 | 277 |
| FY2020 | 46 | 0 | 1,805 | 274 |
| FY2019 | 30 | 1 | 2,245 | 222 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 2 | 2,222 | 272 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 2,252 | 255 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 2,303 | 295 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 1 | 2,193 | 217 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 2,006 | 201 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 1,831 | 110 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 2,125 | 190 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 2,079 | 235 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 2,098 | 299 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 138 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Google LLC1,001
- Amazon.com Services LLC937
- Facebook, Inc.499
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp354
- Apple Inc.337
- Linkedin Corporation289
- Microsoft Corporation285
- Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation264
- Infosys Limited221
- Intuit Inc.221
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.198
- Google Inc.153
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Graphic Designers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 14,538 |
| NY | 9,865 |
| WA | 2,086 |
| NJ | 1,632 |
| TX | 1,438 |
| FL | 1,310 |
| IL | 1,017 |
| GA | 860 |
| MA | 795 |
| VA | 486 |
| PA | 389 |
| DC | 327 |
| MD | 285 |
| OH | 242 |
| OR | 204 |
| NC | 201 |
| AZ | 189 |
| MI | 183 |
| CO | 168 |
| MP | 160 |
| MN | 151 |
| UT | 134 |
| NV | 133 |
| CT | 130 |
| IN | 129 |
| MO | 121 |
| TN | 93 |
| OK | 88 |
| HI | 81 |
| WI | 78 |
| AR | 73 |
| SC | 51 |
| IA | 47 |
| KY | 41 |
| LA | 36 |
| ID | 35 |
| RI | 33 |
| KS | 31 |
| NE | 30 |
| DE | 26 |
| AL | 26 |
| GU | 18 |
| MS | 17 |
| NM | 16 |
| VT | 16 |
| NH | 14 |
| PR | 14 |
| AK | 11 |
| ME | 10 |
| WV | 5 |
| SD | 4 |
| ND | 3 |
| MT | 3 |
| WY | 2 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,255
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,272
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,973
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,540
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,058
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN977
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL941
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV913
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH770
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA760
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $108,000; middle half $70,000 to $151,346 · median prevailing wage $73,195 (marker) · 4,231 applications.
- Level I747
- Level II1,409
- Level III1,000
- Level IV1,181
- Graphic Designer9,579
- Product Designer1,489
- Designer1,422
- Senior Designer683
- Ux Designer656
- Ux Designer II644
- Senior Product Designer491
- Senior Graphic Designer482
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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