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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
Median wage$67,000certified 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 Sound Engineering Technicians (SOC 27-4014). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Sound Engineering Technicians

1632FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1632FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20088
FY200915
FY201032
FY201128
FY201225
FY201313
FY20146
FY201518
FY201615
FY201721
FY201813
FY201916
FY202024
FY202116
FY202210
FY20239
FY202412
FY202516
FY2026*9
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*63
FY202579
FY202484
FY202354
FY202264
FY2021115
FY2020177
FY201997
FY2018103
FY2017174
FY2016123
FY2015171
FY201460
FY2013103
FY2012232
FY2011271
FY2010284
FY2009114
FY200808

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Applications by employer
  1. Triangle Moon LLC11
  2. Southernova LLC9
  3. Star Trax6
  4. Silver Line Productions LLC6
  5. JYP Entertainment, Inc.5
  6. E Squared, Inc.5
  7. Electronic Arts - Tiburon, A Florida Corporation5
  8. Cutters, Inc.4
  9. Igloo Music Corporation4
  10. 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

1+1+2+3+5+
1+1+2+3+5+
Data table
StateApplications
CA126
NY74
FL34
TX10
TN8
MD6
NJ5
IL4
AZ4
MA4
GA3
PR3
KY3
OR2
NV2
OH2
CO2
MN2
MI2
PA2
NC1
OK1
WI1
IN1
VA1
CT1
UT1
MP1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA107
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ73
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL26
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA13
  5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX9
  6. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN8
  7. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL6
  8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4
  9. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4
  10. 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.

$20k$45k$70k$95k$120k
$20k$45k$70k$95k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I7
  2. Level II7
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV4
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Sound Engineer48
  2. Audio Engineer30
  3. Recording Engineer20
  4. Sound Engineering Technician13
  5. Director of Sound9
  6. Audio/video Engineer4
  7. Audio/sound Engineer4
  8. Senior Sound Designer/mixer4