H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for architectural and civil drafters
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 17-3011 (Architectural and Civil Drafters), 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 architectural and civil drafters?
217 employers had 306 certified H-1B LCAs for architectural and civil drafters in the window. The most active were Design Workshop, Inc., Payette Associates, Inc. and Woolpert Inc. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $73,000 a year. California 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 | 306 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 217 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $73,000 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $65,100 – $81,100 |
| Most common worksite state | California |
Top H-1B sponsors for architectural and civil drafters
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design Workshop, Inc. | 10 |
| 2 | Payette Associates, Inc. | 10 |
| 3 | Woolpert Inc | 7 |
| 4 | Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. | 5 |
| 5 | AEC HoldCo, LLC | 4 |
| 6 | Alignment Architects Inc | 4 |
| 7 | CetraRuddy Architecture DPC | 4 |
| 8 | Atelier Ten USA, LLC | 3 |
| 9 | Balance Architects, Inc. | 3 |
| 10 | Boulder Associates Architects, A Professional Corporation | 3 |
| 11 | Dwell Design Studio LLC | 3 |
| 12 | Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. | 3 |
| 13 | Leroy Street Studio Architecture, D.P.C. | 3 |
| 14 | NJRA Architects, Inc. | 3 |
| 15 | Slce Architects, LLP | 3 |
| 16 | AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | 2 |
| 17 | Agencie Architecture & Engineering PC | 2 |
| 18 | Ahuja Partnership Architects | 2 |
| 19 | The Alliance, Inc. | 2 |
| 20 | Apex Homes USA Inc | 2 |
| 21 | Arkiterv Inc. | 2 |
| 22 | Azd Associates, Inc | 2 |
| 23 | Conn and Associates, Inc. | 2 |
| 24 | Context, LLC | 2 |
| 25 | Design Distill LLC | 2 |
| 26 | DOTZ Inc. | 2 |
| 27 | Dynamik Design Partners, LLC | 2 |
| 28 | Feng Xiao Architect, Inc. | 2 |
| 29 | First Infra LLC | 2 |
| 30 | Front Architecture DPC | 2 |
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)$65,000
- Level II (qualified)$70,000
- Level III (experienced)$76,100
- Level IV (fully competent)$90,000
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Architectural Designer91
- Designer20
- Landscape Designer13
- Architectural Drafter11
- Project Designer8
- Senior Designer7
- Intern Architect6
- Architectural Designer II5
- Junior Architectural Designer4
- Architectural Designer / Drafter4
- Architectural Associate4
- Architectural Designer III3
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for architectural and civil drafters?
- In this window: Design Workshop, Inc., Payette Associates, Inc., Woolpert Inc, Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. and AEC HoldCo, LLC. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B architectural and civil drafters get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $73,000 a year, with the middle half between $65,100 – $81,100. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 17-3011?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Architectural and Civil Drafters. 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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