# SOC 17-2199: Engineers, All Other

> Occupation profile: https://www.xh1b.org/soc/17-2199

Employers submitted 39,960 certified H-1B applications for Engineers, All Other (17-2199) roles, requesting 46,188 workers. The average offered wage is $92,328/yr, 25% below the BLS national median ($122,930/yr). (2025, SOC 17-2199) The largest filers are VAStek Inc., L&T Technology Services Limited and Fusion Life Sciences Technologies LLC.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total filings | 39,960 |
| Total workers | 46,188 |
| Average offered wage | $92K |
| Average prevailing wage | $82K |
| BLS median wage | $123K |
| Latest BLS year in scope | 2025 |
| Profile benchmark SOC | 17-2199 |
| BLS area | U.S. |

Filing wage badges use the latest national BLS median. Their detail shows the benchmark code and year. A mapped comparator can use a different occupation from the direct-code profile benchmark above. It is a screening comparison, not a claim that the occupations are identical.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered vs BLS benchmark | -25% |

## Top employers (of 9,292)

| Employer | Filings | Workers | Avg wage | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [VAStek Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/vastek-inc-eb650d6334) | 676 | 676 | $81K | $123K |
| [L&T Technology Services Limited](https://www.xh1b.org/org/lt-technology-services-limited-5bc1b9cb57) | 508 | 508 | $79K | $123K |
| [Fusion Life Sciences Technologies LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/fusion-life-sciences-technologies-llc-30fdfc916e) | 459 | 459 | $87K | $123K |
| [RevereIT LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/revereit-llc-0e025793f5) | 446 | 447 | $74K | $123K |
| [Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/engineering-technology-associates-inc-26abe2f15b) | 435 | 459 | $60K | $123K |
| [Tesla, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/tesla-inc-b371953ebe) | 390 | 420 | $129K | $123K |
| [Validation Associates LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/validation-associates-llc-051f7f2995) | 362 | 379 | $75K | $123K |
| [Aplomb Technologies, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/aplomb-technologies-inc-6eaa5437a3) | 334 | 334 | $83K | $123K |
| [Schlumberger Technology Corporation](https://www.xh1b.org/org/schlumberger-technology-corporation-cfc3618507) | 330 | 330 | $78K | $123K |
| [Asml US, LP](https://www.xh1b.org/org/asml-us-lp-323751353c) | 328 | 328 | $123K | $123K |

## Filing trend

| Year | Filings | Workers | Median offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | $64K |
| 2010 | 258 | 264 | $65K |
| 2011 | 1,113 | 1,184 | $67K |
| 2012 | 958 | 1,095 | $66K |
| 2013 | 1,451 | 1,538 | $69K |
| 2014 | 2,080 | 2,259 | $66K |
| 2015 | 2,383 | 2,731 | $73K |
| 2016 | 2,317 | 2,890 | $72K |
| 2017 | 2,903 | 3,620 | $76K |
| 2018 | 3,043 | 3,579 | $79K |
| 2019 | 3,675 | 4,390 | $83K |
| 2020 | 3,487 | 4,021 | $83K |
| 2021 | 3,654 | 4,315 | $91K |
| 2022 | 3,402 | 4,122 | $98K |
| 2023 | 1,828 | 1,968 | $110K |
| 2024 | 2,037 | 2,276 | $115K |
| 2025 | 2,395 | 2,606 | $123K |
| 2026 | 502 | 684 | $140K |

## State filing trends (2015 to 2026)

| State | Total filings | 2026 filings | 2026 filings per 100k residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| [California](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ca) | 9,444 | 221 | 0.6 |
| [Michigan](https://www.xh1b.org/state/mi) | 2,916 | 43 | 0.4 |
| [Massachusetts](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ma) | 2,640 | 31 | 0.4 |
| [Texas](https://www.xh1b.org/state/tx) | 2,382 | 47 | 0.1 |
| [Illinois](https://www.xh1b.org/state/il) | 1,968 | 27 | 0.2 |
| [New Jersey](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nj) | 1,803 | 21 | 0.2 |
| [New York](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ny) | 1,603 | 17 | 0.1 |
| [Pennsylvania](https://www.xh1b.org/state/pa) | 1,391 | 11 | 0.1 |
| [Indiana](https://www.xh1b.org/state/in) | 1,329 | 9 | 0.1 |
| [Florida](https://www.xh1b.org/state/fl) | 893 | 7 | 0.0 |
| [Washington](https://www.xh1b.org/state/wa) | 813 | 15 | 0.2 |
| [North Carolina](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nc) | 747 | 3 | 0.0 |
| [Ohio](https://www.xh1b.org/state/oh) | 683 | 6 | 0.1 |
| [Georgia](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ga) | 645 | 7 | 0.1 |
| [Minnesota](https://www.xh1b.org/state/mn) | 636 | 2 | 0.0 |
| [Connecticut](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ct) | 618 | 16 | 0.4 |
| [Arizona](https://www.xh1b.org/state/az) | 539 | 3 | 0.0 |
| [Maryland](https://www.xh1b.org/state/md) | 454 | 10 | 0.2 |
| [Colorado](https://www.xh1b.org/state/co) | 436 | 7 | 0.1 |
| [Wisconsin](https://www.xh1b.org/state/wi) | 389 | 2 | 0.0 |
| [Tennessee](https://www.xh1b.org/state/tn) | 359 | 2 | 0.0 |
| [Virginia](https://www.xh1b.org/state/va) | 303 | 4 | 0.0 |
| [Oregon](https://www.xh1b.org/state/or) | 273 | 2 | 0.0 |
| [New Hampshire](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nh) | 244 | 2 | 0.1 |
| [Kansas](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ks) | 237 | 4 | 0.1 |
| [Missouri](https://www.xh1b.org/state/mo) | 236 | 3 | 0.0 |
| [South Carolina](https://www.xh1b.org/state/sc) | 235 | 1 | 0.0 |
| [Utah](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ut) | 212 | 2 | 0.1 |
| [Louisiana](https://www.xh1b.org/state/la) | 164 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Iowa](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ia) | 162 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Alabama](https://www.xh1b.org/state/al) | 161 | 3 | 0.1 |
| [Nevada](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nv) | 150 | 5 | 0.2 |
| [Arkansas](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ar) | 138 | 1 | 0.0 |
| [Kentucky](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ky) | 126 | 1 | 0.0 |
| [Rhode Island](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ri) | 113 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [New Mexico](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nm) | 106 | 1 | 0.0 |
| [Idaho](https://www.xh1b.org/state/id) | 92 | 2 | 0.1 |
| [West Virginia](https://www.xh1b.org/state/wv) | 85 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Nebraska](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ne) | 82 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Oklahoma](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ok) | 73 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Delaware](https://www.xh1b.org/state/de) | 68 | 1 | 0.1 |
| [Mississippi](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ms) | 53 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Maine](https://www.xh1b.org/state/me) | 45 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [North Dakota](https://www.xh1b.org/state/nd) | 42 | 2 | 0.3 |
| [District of Columbia](https://www.xh1b.org/state/dc) | 35 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Hawaii](https://www.xh1b.org/state/hi) | 26 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Vermont](https://www.xh1b.org/state/vt) | 15 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Montana](https://www.xh1b.org/state/mt) | 14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [South Dakota](https://www.xh1b.org/state/sd) | 14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Puerto Rico](https://www.xh1b.org/state/pr) | 12 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Alaska](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ak) | 9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| [Wyoming](https://www.xh1b.org/state/wy) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |


Per 100k residents uses the U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimate for that state and year; years after the latest published estimate carry that estimate forward. The latest filing year may be a partial period.

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/soc/17-2199
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/soc-employers?code=17-2199
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/soc-filings?code=17-2199


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2. Dataset documentation · BLS. [OEWS technical notes (May 2025)](https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_tec.htm). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodology. Documents occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ. Checked 2026-10-17.

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3. Guidance · BLS. [Standard Occupational Classification](https://www.bls.gov/soc/finding_soc_code.htm). Classification Principles 1–2 and Coding Guideline 2; job duties, not job titles. Checked 2026-10-08.

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4. XH1B method or registry · XH1B. [Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators](https://www.xh1b.org/data-sources). Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limits. These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.