Occupations (SOC)

●OFLC data through Mar 30, 2026

Filings by SOC occupation code, sorted by volume

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50 occupations

Avg wage figures reflect employer submissions and may contain errors (e.g., wages entered in wrong units).

#	SOC Code▲▼	Occupation▲▼	Total▼	Approved▲▼	Approval Rate▲▼	Avg Days▲▼	Avg Annual Wage▲▼
1	15-1252.00	Software Developers	46,590	44,091	94.6%	491	$141,773
2	15-1211.00	Computer Systems Analysts	9,405	8,897	94.6%	491	$128,518
3	51-3022.00	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	7,367	7,304	99.1%	480	$30,741
4	35-3023.00	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,753	5,402	93.9%	487	$33,163
5	13-1082.00	Project Management Specialists	5,238	4,935	94.2%	490	$135,233
6	15-2051.00	Data Scientists	4,374	4,038	92.3%	492	$139,858
7	15-1253.00	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	3,779	3,598	95.2%	491	$121,477
8	29-2011.00	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	3,601	3,398	94.4%	491	$57,348
9	37-3011.00	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3,478	3,280	94.3%	491	$36,502
10	31-1131.00	Nursing Assistants	2,917	2,610	89.5%	493	$37,166
11	11-3021.00	Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,871	2,669	93%	492	$198,390
12	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	2,835	2,664	94%	491	$144,242
13	13-2011.00	Accountants and Auditors	2,785	2,597	93.2%	493	$95,518
14	15-2051.01	Business Intelligence Analysts	2,445	2,267	92.7%	492	$127,417
15	51-9198.00	Helpers--Production Workers	2,387	2,299	96.3%	493	$31,372
16	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	2,289	2,245	98.1%	480	$31,414
17	17-2141.00	Mechanical Engineers	2,254	2,116	93.9%	490	$107,677
18	31-1122.00	Personal Care Aides	2,051	1,847	90.1%	497	$34,604
19	37-2012.00	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,921	1,794	93.4%	494	$39,266
20	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers	1,879	1,751	93.2%	491	$117,216
21	13-2051.00	Financial and Investment Analysts	1,846	1,714	92.8%	492	$141,415
22	35-2014.00	Cooks, Restaurant	1,845	1,685	91.3%	497	$38,569
23	51-2092.00	Team Assemblers	1,808	1,784	98.7%	494	$36,820
24	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,749	1,310	74.9%	499	$56,022
25	31-1121.00	Home Health Aides	1,734	1,552	89.5%	499	$34,561
26	13-1161.00	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,724	1,561	90.5%	492	$78,242
27	15-1243.01	Data Warehousing Specialists	1,714	1,633	95.3%	494	$143,031
28	13-1111.00	Management Analysts	1,713	1,489	86.9%	490	$146,737
29	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,645	1,638	99.6%	483	$34,092
30	17-2051.00	Civil Engineers	1,612	1,503	93.2%	493	$91,944
31	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers	1,607	1,488	92.6%	491	$106,068
32	13-2099.01	Financial Quantitative Analysts	1,448	1,345	92.9%	491	$144,192
33	15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts	1,241	1,165	93.9%	494	$144,040
34	17-2112.02	Validation Engineers	1,097	1,047	95.4%	489	$108,518
35	11-2021.00	Marketing Managers	1,086	984	90.6%	495	$162,399
36	41-9031.00	Sales Engineers	1,084	993	91.6%	492	$142,897
37	11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers	1,071	934	87.2%	495	$98,445
38	15-1243.00	Database Architects	1,050	981	93.4%	490	$147,829
39	35-1011.00	Chefs and Head Cooks	949	851	89.7%	498	$63,716
40	15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	914	854	93.4%	493	$107,196
41	29-1216.00	General Internal Medicine Physicians	912	846	92.8%	491	$259,791
42	15-2041.00	Statisticians	895	843	94.2%	492	$122,571
43	15-2031.00	Operations Research Analysts	883	809	91.6%	488	$118,439
44	37-2011.00	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	877	770	87.8%	487	$34,955
45	35-2021.00	Food Preparation Workers	872	814	93.3%	494	$33,683
46	43-3031.00	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	859	786	91.5%	497	$47,026
47	17-2112.03	Manufacturing Engineers	832	781	93.9%	492	$109,337
48	39-9011.01	Nannies	814	725	89.1%	503	$37,425
49	15-1242.00	Database Administrators	810	779	96.2%	489	$116,852
50	15-1251.00	Computer Programmers	782	714	91.3%	485	$103,117