Music Directors and Composers
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-2041 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-2041
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.02%
- Applications on record
- 1,990
- FY2025
- 91
- Median offered wage
- $61,422
- Certified (last three years)
- 95.5%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Music Directors and Composers (SOC 27-2041). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Music Directors and Composers
Data table
| FY2008 | 39 |
| FY2009 | 82 |
| FY2010 | 255 |
| FY2011 | 189 |
| FY2012 | 185 |
| FY2013 | 117 |
| FY2014 | 110 |
| FY2015 | 118 |
| FY2016 | 123 |
| FY2017 | 104 |
| FY2018 | 106 |
| FY2019 | 83 |
| FY2020 | 60 |
| FY2021 | 64 |
| FY2022 | 75 |
| FY2023 | 56 |
| FY2024 | 53 |
| FY2025 | 91 |
| FY2026* | 80 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 49 | 31 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 65 | 26 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 35 | 21 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 52 | 23 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 36 | 24 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 53 | 30 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 58 | 46 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 64 | 59 |
| FY2015 | 1 | 74 | 43 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 88 | 22 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 104 | 13 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 141 | 44 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 144 | 45 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 200 | 55 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 53 | 29 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Full Gospel New York Church16
- Ilsley Music, Inc.15
- Bard College12
- VQT Music Academy, Inc.11
- ST. Luke's United Methodist Church8
- The Saint Thomas More Corporation8
- The Salvation Army - USA Southern Territory8
- Arcadia Institute of Arts8
- Pui Tak Center7
- The Saint John's Boys' Choir7
- Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop LLC7
- Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska6
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Music Directors and Composers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 560 |
| NY | 373 |
| NJ | 119 |
| TX | 117 |
| VA | 78 |
| IL | 72 |
| MA | 72 |
| FL | 65 |
| PA | 60 |
| GA | 46 |
| MD | 39 |
| TN | 35 |
| MN | 23 |
| OK | 22 |
| NC | 22 |
| CT | 20 |
| KY | 19 |
| IN | 19 |
| AZ | 17 |
| CO | 17 |
| LA | 16 |
| OH | 15 |
| DC | 14 |
| MO | 13 |
| MI | 13 |
| WA | 13 |
| NE | 13 |
| HI | 10 |
| SC | 9 |
| OR | 8 |
| AL | 7 |
| SD | 7 |
| IA | 7 |
| WI | 7 |
| KS | 6 |
| AR | 6 |
| NM | 6 |
| MS | 6 |
| UT | 5 |
| NH | 3 |
| ND | 3 |
| DE | 3 |
| VT | 2 |
| RI | 2 |
| NV | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ442
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA440
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV89
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN61
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH55
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA43
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL42
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX40
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD37
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX36
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $61,422; middle half $49,774 to $83,200 · median prevailing wage $52,541 (marker) · 145 applications.
- Level I75
- Level II55
- Level III19
- Level IV7
- Music Director464
- Director of Music54
- Design and Systems Operations Specialist25
- Music Composer24
- Artistic Director21
- Composer18
- Associate Music Director17
- Choir Director17
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
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