H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for architects, except landscape and naval
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 17-1011 (Architects, Except Landscape and Naval), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for architects, except landscape and naval?
715 employers had 1,476 certified H-1B LCAs for architects, except landscape and naval in the window. The most active were Perkins & Will, Inc., Cannon Design, Inc. and Corgan Associates, Inc.. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $82,000 a year. New York had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 1,476 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 715 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $82,000 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $73,200 – $94,600 |
| Most common worksite state | New York |
Top H-1B sponsors for architects, except landscape and naval
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perkins & Will, Inc. | 47 |
| 2 | Cannon Design, Inc. | 31 |
| 3 | Corgan Associates, Inc. | 31 |
| 4 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | 27 |
| 5 | Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | 26 |
| 6 | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | 26 |
| 7 | HDR Architecture, Inc. | 23 |
| 8 | Stantec Architecture Inc. | 23 |
| 9 | HKS, Inc. | 20 |
| 10 | M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 18 |
| 11 | Perkins Eastman Architects DPC | 18 |
| 12 | Arcadis Inc. | 16 |
| 13 | SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc. | 15 |
| 14 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz | 15 |
| 15 | STV Incorporated | 15 |
| 16 | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 12 |
| 17 | Core Tech Construction Corporation | 11 |
| 18 | Populous Group, LLC | 11 |
| 19 | Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP | 11 |
| 20 | Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C. | 10 |
| 21 | Elicc Americas Corporation | 9 |
| 22 | WRA Architects Inc. | 9 |
| 23 | Handel Architects LLP | 8 |
| 24 | The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc. | 8 |
| 25 | Nbbj LP | 8 |
| 26 | VIATechnik LLC | 8 |
| 27 | B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C. | 7 |
| 28 | Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP | 7 |
| 29 | DLR Group, Inc. | 7 |
| 30 | Fogarty Finger Architecture PLLC | 7 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$75,000
- Level II (qualified)$90,400
- Level III (experienced)$113,900
- Level IV (fully competent)$142,600
Where the jobs are
State
- New York359
- California343
- Texas108
- Illinois98
- Massachusetts64
- Florida51
- Washington49
- Georgia39
- New Jersey29
- Arizona28
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Architectural Designer204
- Designer141
- Architect110
- Project Architect39
- Project Designer33
- Project Manager28
- Job Captain24
- Designer II22
- Senior Designer21
- Design Professional18
- Intermediate Designer16
- Architectural Designer II15
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for architects, except landscape and naval?
- In this window: Perkins & Will, Inc., Cannon Design, Inc., Corgan Associates, Inc., Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B architects, except landscape and naval get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $82,000 a year, with the middle half between $73,200 – $94,600. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 17-1011?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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