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Machinists

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-4041 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-4041
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
417
FY2025
36
Median offered wage
$41,610
Certified (last three years)
81.9%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$41,610certified 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 Machinists (SOC 51-4041). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Machinists

2652FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2652FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200852
FY200925
FY201041
FY201138
FY201210
FY201310
FY201410
FY201521
FY201615
FY201715
FY201825
FY201921
FY202013
FY202116
FY202216
FY202326
FY20249
FY202536
FY2026*18
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*003114
FY2025204228
FY202420061
FY2023320417
FY202231228
FY2021100015
FY202040009
FY2019202017
FY2018002221
FY2017005010
FY2016001212
FY2015003315
FY201400514
FY201300109
FY201200217
FY2011001730
FY2010000635
FY2009000223
FY2008000052
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.

Applications by employer
  1. CS Precision Manufacturing, Inc.8
  2. Acero Precision6
  3. Stone-Tech Fabrications, Inc.5
  4. Delta Centrifugal Corporation5
  5. Megawatt Machine Services., LLC4
  6. Nozzle Tech USA, LLC4
  7. RT Precision Machinery LP4
  8. C & R Hydraulics & Engineering4
  9. R.C. Technical Welding & FAB., Inc.4
  10. Louisiana Sugar Cane Coop, Inc.3
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).

Machinists: applications by worksite state

1+1+3+6+14+
1+1+3+6+14+
Data table
StateApplications
CA78
TX74
NJ48
NY28
FL23
IL21
MP17
CT14
AL11
PA11
LA10
GA9
NE8
UT6
MI6
MD6
ID6
OK5
OH5
MA4
NC3
WI3
IN2
SC2
MN2
VA2
IA2
MS1
TN1
AK1
AZ1
OR1
MO1
WA1
AR1
ME1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ67
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA50
  3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX46
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN19
  5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL11
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD10
  7. Scottsbluff, NE8
  8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA8
  9. Trenton-Princeton, NJ7
  10. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT7
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.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $41,610; middle half $37,981 to $48,411 · median prevailing wage $41,610 (marker) · 8 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II3
  3. Level IV1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Machinist15
  2. CNC Maintenance and Machinist4
  3. Development Engineer3
  4. Machine/ Milling Technician3
  5. Mechanical Engineer/machinist3
  6. CNC Machinists2
  7. Manual Machinist2
  8. Manual Machinist/machine Technician2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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