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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-9083 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-9083
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
36
FY2025
0
Main route
H-1B
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 Laboratory Technicians (SOC 51-9083). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

59FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
59FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082
FY20091
FY20100
FY20119
FY20125
FY20132
FY20141
FY20152
FY20163
FY20170
FY20187
FY20192
FY20201
FY20211
FY20220
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearCW-1LCAPERM
FY2026*000
FY2025000
FY2024000
FY2023000
FY2022000
FY2021001
FY2020001
FY2019101
FY2018070
FY2017000
FY2016003
FY2015002
FY2014001
FY2013002
FY2012050
FY2011072
FY2010000
FY2009010
FY2008002
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. Katmai Eye and Vision Center7
  2. Carl Zeiss Vision Inc.3
  3. Abc Vision Center, Inc.1
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).

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+4+5+
1+1+2+4+5+
Data table
StateApplications
AK7
NJ6
CT5
CA4
NY4
VA2
FL2
PA2
MD1
TN1
KS1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10
  2. Anchorage, AK7
  3. Torrington, CT5
  4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2
  5. Richmond, VA2
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2
  9. Kansas City, MO-KS1
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1
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.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Optician Assistant7
  2. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician4
  3. Opthalmic Laboratory Technician3
  4. Optometric Engineering Technician2
  5. Anti-reflective Manager1
  6. Optical Engineer1
  7. Ophthalmic Medical Technologist1
  8. Opthalmic Laboratory Techinician1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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