A method is specified for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component, comprising the following steps: A) providing a structured semiconductor layer sequence (21, 22, 23) having —a first semiconductor layer (21) with a base region (21c), at least one well (211), and a first cover region (21a) in the region of the well (211) facing away from the base surface (21c), —an active layer (23), and —a second semiconductor layer (22) on a side of the active layer (23) facing away from the first semiconductor layer (21), wherein —the active layer (23) and the second semiconductor layer (22) are structured jointly in a plurality of regions (221, 231) and each region (221, 231) forms, together with the first semiconductor layer (21), an emission region (3), B) simultaneous application of a first contact layer (41) on the first cover surface (21a) and a second contact layer (42) on a second cover surface (3a) of the emission regions (3) facing away from the first semiconductor layer (21) in such a way that —the first contact layer (41) and the second contact layer (42) are electrically separated from each other, and —the first contact layer (41) and the second contact layer (42) run parallel to each other.