Photographers
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-4021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-4021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 430
- FY2025
- 22
- Median offered wage
- $68,250
- Certified (last three years)
- 83.1%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Photographers (SOC 27-4021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Photographers
Data table
| FY2008 | 10 |
| FY2009 | 16 |
| FY2010 | 53 |
| FY2011 | 48 |
| FY2012 | 25 |
| FY2013 | 23 |
| FY2014 | 14 |
| FY2015 | 22 |
| FY2016 | 30 |
| FY2017 | 25 |
| FY2018 | 25 |
| FY2019 | 26 |
| FY2020 | 15 |
| FY2021 | 20 |
| FY2022 | 17 |
| FY2023 | 15 |
| FY2024 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 22 |
| FY2026* | 13 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Image Atlas LLC10
- Christian Oth Studio9
- Studio, Kanji Ishii Inc.6
- Moda Operandi, Inc.6
- office magazine llc6
- SA Mobile LLC5
- Boomn, LLC5
- Leftfield Pictures of New York, Inc.5
- Younis Art Studio, Inc.4
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Photographers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 162 |
| CA | 73 |
| FL | 26 |
| TX | 22 |
| IL | 16 |
| GA | 15 |
| NJ | 15 |
| MP | 13 |
| TN | 10 |
| VA | 9 |
| HI | 8 |
| NC | 7 |
| GU | 6 |
| KS | 6 |
| DC | 5 |
| WI | 4 |
| ME | 4 |
| AZ | 3 |
| CT | 3 |
| MD | 3 |
| PA | 2 |
| IA | 2 |
| NM | 2 |
| OH | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
| SC | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| CO | 1 |
| UT | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ176
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA53
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA13
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX10
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8
- Urban Honolulu, HI8
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN8
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $68,250; middle half $60,000 to $85,000 · median prevailing wage $53,810 (marker) · 13 applications.
- Level II6
- Level III4
- Level IV8
- Photographer99
- Photojournalist14
- Photographers12
- Commercial Photographer11
- Production Manager8
- Media Production Specialist7
- Staff Photographer4
- Photo Studio Manager4
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