OFLC Publishes Updated Appendix A to the Preamble–Education and Training Categories by O*NET–SOC Occupations Effective 7/1/25
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) posted the following announcement:
June 24, 2025. Office of Foreign Labor Certification Announces Publication of an Updated Appendix A to the Preamble–Education and Training Categories by O*NET–SOC Occupations for July 2025 through June 2026 Wage Year
On November 15, 2021, the Employment and Training Administration issued a Federal Register notice (FRN) informing the public that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) was updating Appendix A to the Preamble–Education and Training Categories by Occupational Information Network (O*NET)–Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Occupations. Appendix A is a list of professional occupations that serves as a guide for employers to distinguish between professional and non-professional occupations in order to comply with the professional recruitment requirements of the PERM program. The FRN stated that OFLC intends to review BLS’s occupational and education data each year to publish a new list of occupations on its website, even when BLS data remains the same from the previous year.
OFLC is releasing this year’s Appendix A, which implements the new list of professional occupations for the July 2025 through June 2026 wage year and will be effective starting July 1, 2025.