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Public Relations Specialists

Occupation · SOC 2018 27-3031 · United States

SOC 2018 code
27-3031
Share of U.S. applications
0.16%
Applications on record
19,352
FY2025
842
Median offered wage
$70,000
Certified (last three years)
96.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$70,000certified 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 Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Public Relations Specialists

7381,476FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
7381,476FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008100
FY2009381
FY20101,452
FY20111,372
FY20121,300
FY20131,097
FY20141,261
FY20151,392
FY20161,476
FY20171,411
FY20181,450
FY20191,329
FY2020856
FY2021755
FY2022811
FY2023718
FY2024706
FY2025842
FY2026*643
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00497146
FY202500683159
FY20240062383
FY20230262591
FY202200706105
FY202102612141
FY202030724129
FY2019111,179148
FY2018011,216233
FY2017001,231180
FY2016031,313160
FY2015011,284107
FY2014021,18079
FY2013001,06037
FY2012011,21386
FY2011011,252119
FY2010001,320132
FY20090031170
FY2008000100
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Applications by employer
  1. Ma Laboratories, Inc.81
  2. Tbwa Worldwide Inc.51
  3. Facebook, Inc.39
  4. China Luxury Advisors, Inc.35
  5. Riot Games, Inc.31
  6. Google LLC31
  7. Americas Society, Inc.30
  8. Brunswick Group LLC30
  9. Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.29
  10. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.29
  11. Daniel J. Edelman, Inc.29
  12. Fleishman-hillard, Inc.26
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Public Relations Specialists: applications by worksite state

2+8+37+71+211+
2+8+37+71+211+
Data table
StateApplications
NY7,148
CA4,769
FL1,264
NJ785
TX777
DC655
MA610
IL407
VA301
GA285
PA239
MD211
WA206
NC144
MI136
CO104
AZ92
OH91
UT88
CT81
MO78
MN75
TN71
NV71
LA59
IN55
AL55
WI47
HI46
OR44
OK40
SC38
KS37
KY30
NH22
VT22
IA21
DE20
MS19
RI18
AR14
NE12
NM11
WV8
PR7
ME6
AK6
WY5
ND4
SD4
MT4
ID3
MP3
VI2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,751
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,997
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,032
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL971
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA959
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH588
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA466
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN386
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX298
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX250
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $70,000; middle half $56,000 to $88,358 · median prevailing wage $62,962 (marker) · 1,701 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I744
  2. Level II586
  3. Level III218
  4. Level IV224
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Public Relations Specialist4,368
  2. Communications Specialist580
  3. Account Executive366
  4. Public Relations Specialists244
  5. Public Relations Coordinator183
  6. Communication Specialist157
  7. Senior Account Executive152
  8. PR Specialist135
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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