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500 role & metro combinations, built from the same U.S. government sources behind every Groundwork report. Have a specific offer to check instead? Get your personalized report.

Accountants and Auditors

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Civil Engineers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Computer Programmers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Computer Systems Analysts

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Data Scientists

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Database Administrators

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Database Architects

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Electrical Engineers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Financial and Investment Analysts

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Industrial Engineers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Management Analysts

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Mechanical Engineers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Operations Research Analysts

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Software Developers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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Wage data: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC LCA Disclosure Data and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS. LCA filings reflect sponsored-worker wage offers, which skew toward mid-large employers and specific occupations — treat any estimate built from a small sample cautiously. Informational only; not legal, immigration, or financial advice.