Producers and Directors
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-2012 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-2012
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.05%
- Applications on record
- 5,800
- FY2025
- 294
- Median offered wage
- $96,013
- Certified (last three years)
- 95.0%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Producers and Directors (SOC 27-2012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Producers and Directors
Data table
| FY2008 | 36 |
| FY2009 | 144 |
| FY2010 | 487 |
| FY2011 | 388 |
| FY2012 | 460 |
| FY2013 | 294 |
| FY2014 | 310 |
| FY2015 | 365 |
| FY2016 | 388 |
| FY2017 | 354 |
| FY2018 | 370 |
| FY2019 | 356 |
| FY2020 | 317 |
| FY2021 | 258 |
| FY2022 | 278 |
| FY2023 | 241 |
| FY2024 | 256 |
| FY2025 | 294 |
| FY2026* | 204 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 167 | 37 |
| FY2025 | 2 | 242 | 50 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 235 | 21 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 211 | 30 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 238 | 40 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 221 | 37 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 280 | 37 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 313 | 43 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 309 | 61 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 309 | 44 |
| FY2016 | 2 | 345 | 41 |
| FY2015 | 1 | 330 | 34 |
| FY2014 | 1 | 285 | 24 |
| FY2013 | 2 | 275 | 17 |
| FY2012 | 3 | 426 | 31 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 357 | 31 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 425 | 62 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 115 | 29 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.67
- Apple Inc.62
- Netflix, Inc.55
- Espn Productions, Inc.34
- Activision Publishing, Inc.32
- R/ga Media Group Inc.31
- Everest Production Corporation28
- Precision Global Consulting, Inc.28
- Electronic Arts, Inc.27
- Viacom International Inc.25
- CBS Interactive, Inc.22
- Riot Games, Inc.20
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Producers and Directors: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 1,986 |
| NY | 1,896 |
| FL | 428 |
| TX | 182 |
| DC | 164 |
| NJ | 123 |
| GA | 100 |
| IL | 92 |
| WA | 72 |
| VA | 70 |
| MA | 63 |
| CT | 56 |
| CO | 51 |
| MD | 46 |
| OR | 44 |
| NV | 42 |
| TN | 40 |
| PA | 33 |
| HI | 32 |
| NC | 27 |
| AZ | 24 |
| KS | 20 |
| LA | 17 |
| UT | 16 |
| IA | 15 |
| OH | 15 |
| MI | 13 |
| OK | 13 |
| KY | 12 |
| MO | 11 |
| IN | 10 |
| MN | 9 |
| WI | 9 |
| PR | 8 |
| AL | 8 |
| AK | 6 |
| AR | 6 |
| ME | 6 |
| SC | 6 |
| VT | 5 |
| NM | 5 |
| WY | 5 |
| NE | 3 |
| MS | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| MT | 2 |
| ID | 2 |
| NH | 1 |
| GU | 1 |
| RI | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,969
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,539
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL332
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA261
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV237
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA91
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN85
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA71
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA66
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX58
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $96,013; middle half $67,000 to $134,264 · median prevailing wage $75,795 (marker) · 593 applications.
- Level I254
- Level II169
- Level III87
- Level IV107
- Producer883
- Associate Producer218
- Executive Producer140
- Director120
- Senior Producer117
- Program Director93
- Production Manager87
- Technical Director65
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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