Ship Engineers
Occupation · SOC 2018 53-5031 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 53-5031
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 48
- FY2025
- 4
- Certified (last three years)
- 81.8%
- 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 Ship Engineers (SOC 53-5031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Ship Engineers
Data table
| FY2008 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 2 |
| FY2010 | 7 |
| FY2011 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 2 |
| FY2016 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 4 |
| FY2026* | 2 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
- Ship Guard America LLC7
- VA Enterprises, LLC3
- Det Norske Veritas Classification (americas), Inc.1
- Wilhelmsen Callenberg, 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).
Ship Engineers: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| FL | 14 |
| TX | 11 |
| MP | 7 |
| MA | 5 |
| RI | 3 |
| VA | 2 |
| NY | 2 |
| NJ | 1 |
| CO | 1 |
| CT | 1 |
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.
- Marine Safety Engineer6
- Restoration and Marine Systems Engineer3
- Chief Engineer2
- Integral Master Yacht & Engineer2
- Specialty Engineer/co-captain1
- Service Engineer (lifeboat and Launching Appliances)1
- Refrigeration Engineering Technician1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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