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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
Median wage$108,000certified 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 Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Graphic Designers

1,2992,598FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,2992,598FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008259
FY2009690
FY20102,397
FY20112,314
FY20122,315
FY20131,941
FY20142,207
FY20152,411
FY20162,598
FY20172,507
FY20182,496
FY20192,498
FY20202,125
FY20212,017
FY20222,373
FY20231,843
FY20241,858
FY20251,936
FY2026*1,325
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*611,125193
FY20251421,652268
FY20241711,602238
FY20232501,560258
FY20221302,141219
FY20212801,712277
FY20204601,805274
FY20193012,245222
FY2018022,222272
FY2017002,252255
FY2016002,303295
FY2015012,193217
FY2014002,006201
FY2013001,831110
FY2012002,125190
FY2011002,079235
FY2010002,098299
FY200900552138
FY2008000259

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Google LLC1,001
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC937
  3. Facebook, Inc.499
  4. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp354
  5. Apple Inc.337
  6. Linkedin Corporation289
  7. Microsoft Corporation285
  8. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation264
  9. Infosys Limited221
  10. Intuit Inc.221
  11. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.198
  12. Google Inc.153

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Graphic Designers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA14,538
NY9,865
WA2,086
NJ1,632
TX1,438
FL1,310
IL1,017
GA860
MA795
VA486
PA389
DC327
MD285
OH242
OR204
NC201
AZ189
MI183
CO168
MP160
MN151
UT134
NV133
CT130
IN129
MO121
TN93
OK88
HI81
WI78
AR73
SC51
IA47
KY41
LA36
ID35
RI33
KS31
NE30
DE26
AL26
GU18
MS17
NM16
VT16
NH14
PR14
AK11
ME10
WV5
SD4
ND3
MT3
WY2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,255
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,272
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,973
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,540
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,058
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN977
  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL941
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV913
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH770
  10. 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.

$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I747
  2. Level II1,409
  3. Level III1,000
  4. Level IV1,181
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Graphic Designer9,579
  2. Product Designer1,489
  3. Designer1,422
  4. Senior Designer683
  5. Ux Designer656
  6. Ux Designer II644
  7. Senior Product Designer491
  8. 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