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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-2057 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-2057
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
33
FY2025
5
Certified (last three years)
81.8%
Main route
PERM labour certification
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 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2057). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

59FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
59FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20162
FY20179
FY20183
FY20191
FY20204
FY20211
FY20222
FY20232
FY20240
FY20255
FY2026*4
Fiscal yearCW-1LCAPERM
FY2026*013
FY2025023
FY2024000
FY2023011
FY2022020
FY2021100
FY2020301
FY2019010
FY2018003
FY2017045
FY2016011

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Applications by employer
  1. Ridgefield Eye Physicians & Surgeons2
  2. Erim Eyecare LLC2
  3. Allegany Optical, LLC2
  4. Dean Health Systems, Inc.1
  5. Lancesoft, Inc.1

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+2+3+
1+1+1+2+3+
Data table
StateApplications
MP5
NJ4
IL3
CT3
FL3
PA2
DC2
TX2
AL1
NY1
CO1
MD1
WI1
CA1
RI1
MI1
WV1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3
  4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT2
  5. Anniston-Oxford, AL1
  6. Pittsburgh, PA1
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1
  8. Madison, WI1
  9. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA1
  10. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1

Pay

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

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Physician Assistant/technician4
  2. Ophthalmic Medical Technician2
  3. Technician2
  4. Opthalmic Assistant1
  5. Travel Ophthalmology Technician, Cot1
  6. Senior Ophthalmic Medical Technologist1
  7. Doctor Assistance1