Sound Engineering Technicians
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-4014 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-4014
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 306
- FY2025
- 16
- Median offered wage
- $67,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 88.6%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Sound Engineering Technicians (SOC 27-4014). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Sound Engineering Technicians
Data table
| FY2008 | 8 |
| FY2009 | 15 |
| FY2010 | 32 |
| FY2011 | 28 |
| FY2012 | 25 |
| FY2013 | 13 |
| FY2014 | 6 |
| FY2015 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 15 |
| FY2017 | 21 |
| FY2018 | 13 |
| FY2019 | 16 |
| FY2020 | 24 |
| FY2021 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 10 |
| FY2023 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 12 |
| FY2025 | 16 |
| FY2026* | 9 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 6 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 4 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 11 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 17 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 9 | 7 |
| FY2018 | 10 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 17 | 4 |
| FY2016 | 12 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 17 | 1 |
| FY2014 | 6 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 10 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 23 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 27 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 28 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 11 | 4 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 8 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Triangle Moon LLC11
- Southernova LLC9
- Star Trax6
- Silver Line Productions LLC6
- JYP Entertainment, Inc.5
- E Squared, Inc.5
- Electronic Arts - Tiburon, A Florida Corporation5
- Cutters, Inc.4
- Igloo Music Corporation4
- Maryland Sound International Holding Co. LLC.4
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Sound Engineering Technicians: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 126 |
| NY | 74 |
| FL | 34 |
| TX | 10 |
| TN | 8 |
| MD | 6 |
| NJ | 5 |
| IL | 4 |
| AZ | 4 |
| MA | 4 |
| GA | 3 |
| PR | 3 |
| KY | 3 |
| OR | 2 |
| NV | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
| CO | 2 |
| MN | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| NC | 1 |
| OK | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| VA | 1 |
| CT | 1 |
| UT | 1 |
| MP | 1 |
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA107
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ73
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL26
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA13
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX9
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN8
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL6
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $67,000; middle half $55,068 to $82,178 · median prevailing wage $62,650 (marker) · 18 applications.
- Level I7
- Level II7
- Level III2
- Level IV4
- Sound Engineer48
- Audio Engineer30
- Recording Engineer20
- Sound Engineering Technician13
- Director of Sound9
- Audio/video Engineer4
- Audio/sound Engineer4
- Senior Sound Designer/mixer4
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