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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-9151 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-9151
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
53
FY2025
4
Certified (last three years)
66.7%
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 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (SOC 51-9151). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

48FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
48FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084
FY20091
FY20108
FY20116
FY20120
FY20135
FY20144
FY20151
FY20160
FY20172
FY20187
FY20192
FY20202
FY20211
FY20221
FY20231
FY20242
FY20254
FY2026*2
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*002
FY2025004
FY2024002
FY2023001
FY2022001
FY2021010
FY2020011
FY2019002
FY2018034
FY2017002
FY2016000
FY2015010
FY2014130
FY2013140
FY2012000
FY2011051
FY2010071
FY2009001
FY2008004
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. Studio, Kanji Ishii Inc.5
  2. Opening Ceremony Online LLC3
  3. Kumo, Inc.3
  4. Spring Studios New York LLC3
  5. Stylist's Own LLC2
  6. Crystal Dental Lab Inc1
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).

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
NY32
FL8
CA7
TX1
DE1
OH1
VA1
MA1
NJ1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ30
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4
  4. Jacksonville, FL3
  5. Seaford, DE1
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1
  7. Syracuse, NY1
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1
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. Production Manager4
  2. Digital Operator3
  3. Digital Imaging Specialist3
  4. Photographic Process Worker3
  5. Photo Retoucher2
  6. Photographic Retoucher2
  7. Photo Editor2
  8. Studio Manager1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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