Updated
SOC code for Software Engineering
Employers filed Software Engineering under 15-1252 Software Developers in 99% of 16,664 filings in DOL's files.
Filed most under
15-1252
Software Developers
Of its filings
99%
16,664 in all
BLS median pay for the code
$135,980
a year, nationally
O*NET Job Zone
4
of 5: how much preparation it takes
Every code employers used
Each code's share of the title's filings in DOL's PERM, wage request and H-1B files. Codes under 1% aren't listed.
- 99%
645 PERM, 2,698 wage requests, 13,216 H-1B LCAs. BLS median $135,980 a year. Job Zone 4
How employers wrote it
The commonest spellings filed under 15-1252.
- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 16,058
- LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 249
- SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 127
- PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 57
- LEAD, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 21
With the code
Waiting on a case for a Software Engineering job?
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The titles employers typed come from DOL's PERM, prevailing wage and LCA disclosure files (PERM cases decided 2023-10-01 to 2026-06-30; wage requests and LCAs of fiscal years 2024 to 2026). This page also includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. PERM Tracker has modified this information (its titles are matched to the titles in DOL's files); what changed. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Wage determinations has not refreshed in 121 days. It should update quarterly, so the figures below are the last ones that arrived rather than the current ones. Source: DOL quarterly PW disclosure files (www.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026.
LCA disclosures has not refreshed in 121 days. It should update quarterly, so the figures below are the last ones that arrived rather than the current ones. Source: DOL quarterly LCA disclosure files (www.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026.
O*NET occupation data: O*NET Database, USDOL/ETA (onetcenter.org) · data through Aug 16, 2026 · twice a year
How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
Wage determinations: Decided prevailing wage requests only, with the wage DOL determined. Pending requests are absent.
LCA disclosures: Certified and denied H-1B labor condition applications only, with the wage offered.
O*NET occupation data: What O*NET says each occupation is and takes: its description, tasks, Job Zone and the education workers report. A description of the job everywhere, not of any one employer's opening.
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