Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Occupation · SOC 2018 49-3021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 49-3021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 761
- FY2025
- 80
- Certified (last three years)
- 67.6%
- 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 Automotive Body and Related Repairers (SOC 49-3021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Data table
| FY2008 | 73 |
| FY2009 | 27 |
| FY2010 | 61 |
| FY2011 | 42 |
| FY2012 | 17 |
| FY2013 | 17 |
| FY2014 | 15 |
| FY2015 | 25 |
| FY2016 | 23 |
| FY2017 | 22 |
| FY2018 | 22 |
| FY2019 | 38 |
| FY2020 | 56 |
| FY2021 | 47 |
| FY2022 | 50 |
| FY2023 | 51 |
| FY2024 | 52 |
| FY2025 | 80 |
| FY2026* | 43 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 14 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| FY2025 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 49 |
| FY2024 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 8 |
| FY2023 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 14 |
| FY2021 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2020 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| FY2019 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
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.
- Caliber Holdings LLC21
- Service King Paint & Body, LLC8
- PJ Enterprises, LLC DBA Final Finish Collison Cen8
- Columbia Auto Body, Inc.6
- Brazdent LLC5
- Hail-O Dent Repair LLC5
- Hail Damage Center5
- KBS Auto Sales5
- Empire Truck & Equipment Co.5
- Pride Imports, Inc. d/b/a Ed Voyles Acura5
- Ben Clymer's the Body Shop4
- Price Auto Repair4
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).
Automotive Body and Related Repairers: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| MP | 152 |
| NY | 95 |
| CA | 85 |
| NJ | 75 |
| TX | 64 |
| FL | 54 |
| MA | 36 |
| IL | 27 |
| MD | 24 |
| GA | 13 |
| CO | 13 |
| VA | 12 |
| KY | 10 |
| PA | 8 |
| AZ | 7 |
| UT | 6 |
| OH | 6 |
| AR | 6 |
| IA | 5 |
| NV | 4 |
| CT | 4 |
| WI | 4 |
| PR | 4 |
| TN | 4 |
| MN | 2 |
| SD | 2 |
| GU | 2 |
| OR | 2 |
| HI | 2 |
| IN | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| MS | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
| ID | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
| WA | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| NC | 1 |
| VT | 1 |
| AK | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ151
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA49
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL41
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH27
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN25
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV24
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX17
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA13
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA12
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.
- Level I1
- Level II1
- Level IV4
- Paintless Dent Removal Technician3
- Automotive Body Technician3
- Truck Bodies and Cab Manufacturing2
- Painter Assitance2
- PDR Technician2
- Auto Body Technician2
- Paintless Dent Repair Technician1
- Painter1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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