Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Occupation · SOC 2018 51-9061 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 51-9061
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 352
- FY2025
- 11
- Median offered wage
- $40,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 77.1%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (SOC 51-9061). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Data table
| FY2008 | 36 |
| FY2009 | 12 |
| FY2010 | 40 |
| FY2011 | 33 |
| FY2012 | 35 |
| FY2013 | 12 |
| FY2014 | 14 |
| FY2015 | 12 |
| FY2016 | 14 |
| FY2017 | 16 |
| FY2018 | 26 |
| FY2019 | 17 |
| FY2020 | 24 |
| FY2021 | 18 |
| FY2022 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 11 |
| FY2026* | 11 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 11 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Lloyd's Register North America, Inc.22
- Intertek USA, Inc.9
- Nutra-med Packaging Inc.7
- Anpc7
- Core Laboratories LP6
- F. Gavina & Sons, Inc.5
- Biothermal Validation LLC Contracting Company5
- Breehne Corporation5
- Saybolt LP4
- Houston Clothing Exchange4
- Bayarde Services LLC4
- Machine Intelligence Technologies LLC3
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 55 |
| FL | 47 |
| CA | 45 |
| NJ | 41 |
| NY | 32 |
| GA | 22 |
| LA | 18 |
| IL | 17 |
| PA | 7 |
| MD | 7 |
| NC | 6 |
| WA | 6 |
| TN | 5 |
| VA | 5 |
| MI | 4 |
| AZ | 4 |
| MO | 3 |
| MP | 3 |
| MA | 3 |
| AR | 2 |
| AL | 2 |
| MN | 2 |
| KY | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| SC | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| GU | 1 |
| CT | 1 |
| MT | 1 |
| KS | 1 |
| MS | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ57
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX34
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA32
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL29
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA17
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN14
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA7
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD7
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA6
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $40,000; middle half $40,000 to $40,000 · median prevailing wage $39,229 (marker) · 7 applications.
- Level I2
- Level II4
- Level III1
- Senior Surveyor12
- Quality Assurance Inspector9
- Inspection Supervisor7
- Aircraft Operation Test Mechanic/inspector5
- Validation Specialist5
- Quality Inspector4
- Senior Quality Assurance Inspector3
- Lab Analyst Level I3
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