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U.S. employer filing trends, occupations and offered wages
Compare H-1B LCA, PERM and seasonal labor certification activity by employer, occupation and reported wage, with complete-year trends and source periods.
On this page
- H-1B labor condition applications: complete-year activity
- Roles and wage offers in FY2025
- Newly observed LCA employers in FY2025
- PERM labor certifications: complete-year activity
- Roles and wage offers in FY2025
- Newly observed PERM employers in FY2025
- H-2A agricultural certifications: complete-year activity
- Newly observed H2A employers in FY2025
- H-2B seasonal certifications: complete-year activity
- Newly observed H2B employers in FY2025
- Official sources
01
H-1B labor condition applications: complete-year activity
FY2024 to FY2025: 502,374 to 537,796 certified case records (+7.1%). Records are grouped by the reported employer name and state. The newest covered release is FY2026 Q3; its partial-year figures are kept separate from full-year growth. DOL source, retrieved 2026-10-13.
| Fiscal year / coverage |
Certified case records |
Positions on certified records |
Median lower offered wage |
| FY2024 (complete) |
502,374 |
762,452 |
USD 114,026 / year |
| FY2025 (complete) |
537,796 |
873,986 |
USD 120,060 / year |
| FY2026 through Q3 |
392,175 |
808,358 |
USD 127,027 / year |
| Employer with rising certification activity |
State |
Previous full year |
Latest full year |
Change |
| Apple Inc. |
CA |
3,464 |
6,919 |
+99.7% |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP |
PA |
2,680 |
4,235 |
+58% |
| Grandison Management, Inc. |
NJ |
485 |
1,446 |
+198.1% |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC |
VA |
2,069 |
3,015 |
+45.7% |
| Federal Express Corporation |
TN |
208 |
1,098 |
+427.9% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc |
CA |
5,738 |
6,418 |
+11.9% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
IL |
2,835 |
3,459 |
+22% |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC |
NJ |
1,679 |
2,276 |
+35.6% |
| Tesla, Inc. |
TX |
2,068 |
2,595 |
+25.5% |
| Citibank, N.A. |
NY |
843 |
1,364 |
+61.8% |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
CA |
1,330 |
1,850 |
+39.1% |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. |
MA |
112 |
590 |
+426.8% |
| Oracle America, Inc. |
TX |
832 |
1,258 |
+51.2% |
| PayPal, Inc. |
CA |
704 |
1,052 |
+49.4% |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. |
WA |
1,787 |
2,129 |
+19.1% |
02
Roles and wage offers in FY2025
Medians use the lower bound of the offered wage, one observation per certified case, with a minimum of five comparable offers. They are not actual pay or a salary guarantee. LCA annualization uses 2,080 hours for full-time hourly offers, 52 weeks, 26 biweekly periods or 12 months; annual PERM offers are used as reported. USD is kept separate from Canadian job-posting wages. SOC-coded occupations are used where supplied; a missing SOC falls back to the reported job title.
| Reported occupation |
SOC |
Certified cases |
Median annual lower offer, USD |
Wage observations |
| Software Developers |
15-1252.00 |
169,726 |
USD 136,278 |
168,423 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects |
15-1299.08 |
24,897 |
USD 102,294 |
24,831 |
| Information Technology Project Managers |
15-1299.09 |
19,298 |
USD 131,140 |
19,201 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |
15-1253.00 |
18,521 |
USD 104,000 |
18,401 |
| Data Scientists |
15-2051.00 |
18,138 |
USD 129,709 |
17,852 |
| Computer Programmers |
15-1251.00 |
13,391 |
USD 91,042 |
13,294 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts |
15-2051.01 |
12,563 |
USD 117,291 |
12,251 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
11-3021.00 |
12,525 |
USD 197,490 |
12,478 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
15-1211.00 |
11,755 |
USD 105,019 |
11,649 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
13-2011.00 |
9,446 |
USD 94,299.92 |
9,153 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
17-2141.00 |
9,130 |
USD 103,438 |
8,992 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
17-2072.00 |
7,757 |
USD 148,866 |
7,732 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts |
13-2051.00 |
7,540 |
USD 135,000 |
7,290 |
| Operations Research Analysts |
15-2031.00 |
7,391 |
USD 120,000 |
7,241 |
| Database Administrators |
15-1242.00 |
6,879 |
USD 112,569.73 |
6,778 |
| Electrical Engineers |
17-2071.00 |
6,798 |
USD 121,000 |
6,730 |
| Management Analysts |
13-1111.00 |
6,256 |
USD 118,426 |
5,944 |
| Industrial Engineers |
17-2112.00 |
5,303 |
USD 108,722 |
5,250 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
15-1244.00 |
5,273 |
USD 95,000 |
5,194 |
| Civil Engineers |
17-2051.00 |
5,152 |
USD 90,000 |
5,093 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
13-1161.00 |
4,765 |
USD 82,416.5 |
4,338 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
19-1042.00 |
4,464 |
USD 75,000 |
4,413 |
| Information Security Analysts |
15-1212.00 |
4,025 |
USD 137,750 |
3,994 |
| Physicians, All Other |
29-1229.00 |
3,982 |
USD 168,212.47 |
3,866 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists |
15-1221.00 |
3,774 |
USD 182,000 |
3,710 |
03
Newly observed LCA employers in FY2025
These employer-name/state combinations appear in FY2025 and were absent from FY2024's covered certified records. This does not establish first-ever sponsorship: an employer may have older filings, a new legal name, an address change or a different filing entity.
| Reported employer |
State |
Certified cases in latest full year |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC |
RI |
326 |
| Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) |
MD |
308 |
| Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC |
CA |
267 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. |
CA |
215 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. |
CA |
205 |
| SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
FL |
139 |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC |
IL |
136 |
| MURTHY LAW FIRM |
WY |
115 |
| Beacon Hill Solutions Group LLC |
MA |
102 |
| Squad Software Inc |
TX |
99 |
| Kingston Technologies Inc |
TX |
95 |
| Amalgam Technologies Inc |
TX |
94 |
| SmartDW Inc |
TX |
91 |
| Brillio, LLC |
NY |
78 |
| VIACORE TECHNOLOGIES INC |
NJ |
73 |
04
PERM labor certifications: complete-year activity
FY2024 to FY2025: 101,994 to 137,753 certified case records (+35.1%). Records are grouped by the reported employer name and state. The newest covered release is FY2026 Q3; its partial-year figures are kept separate from full-year growth. DOL source, retrieved 2026-10-13.
| Fiscal year / coverage |
Certified case records |
Positions on certified records |
Median lower offered wage |
| FY2024 (complete) |
101,994 |
101,994 |
USD 110,094 / year |
| FY2025 (complete) |
137,753 |
137,753 |
USD 105,000 / year |
| FY2026 through Q3 |
104,028 |
104,028 |
USD 112,000 / year |
| Employer with rising certification activity |
State |
Previous full year |
Latest full year |
Change |
| Microsoft Corporation |
WA |
72 |
2,926 |
+3963.9% |
| Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC |
MS |
113 |
1,717 |
+1419.5% |
| South Georgia Pecan Company |
GA |
65 |
1,386 |
+2032.3% |
| JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC |
GA |
166 |
1,384 |
+733.7% |
| APPLE INC. |
CA |
35 |
1,224 |
+3397.1% |
| Oracle America, Inc. |
TX |
195 |
1,190 |
+510.3% |
| Management Health Systems, LLC |
FL |
190 |
1,179 |
+520.5% |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. |
AR |
27 |
933 |
+3355.6% |
| Intel Corporation |
CA |
32 |
936 |
+2825% |
| Labor Guys, LLC |
GA |
101 |
891 |
+782.2% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. |
IL |
59 |
712 |
+1106.8% |
| Stoughton Trailers, LLC |
WI |
29 |
647 |
+2131% |
| FMR LLC |
MA |
19 |
515 |
+2610.5% |
| Case Farms Processing, Inc |
NC |
49 |
464 |
+846.9% |
| Conexus MedStaff LLC |
TX |
50 |
438 |
+776% |
05
Roles and wage offers in FY2025
Medians use the lower bound of the offered wage, one observation per certified case, with a minimum of five comparable offers. They are not actual pay or a salary guarantee. LCA annualization uses 2,080 hours for full-time hourly offers, 52 weeks, 26 biweekly periods or 12 months; annual PERM offers are used as reported. USD is kept separate from Canadian job-posting wages. SOC-coded occupations are used where supplied; a missing SOC falls back to the reported job title.
| Reported occupation |
SOC |
Certified cases |
Median annual lower offer, USD |
Wage observations |
| Software Developers |
15-1252.00 |
31,368 |
USD 136,822 |
31,230 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
15-1211.00 |
6,335 |
USD 126,402 |
6,315 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
51-3022.00 |
6,165 |
USD 26,000 |
5,624 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
35-3023.00 |
3,966 |
USD 24,960 |
2,792 |
| Project Management Specialists |
13-1082.00 |
3,573 |
USD 133,203 |
3,542 |
| Data Scientists |
15-2051.00 |
2,639 |
USD 136,116.26 |
2,628 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |
15-1253.00 |
2,590 |
USD 116,563 |
2,578 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
37-3011.00 |
2,482 |
USD 29,994 |
1,599 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
29-2011.00 |
2,241 |
USD 56,576 |
1,454 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
53-7064.00 |
2,163 |
USD 19,635 |
2,118 |
| Nursing Assistants |
31-1131.00 |
1,924 |
USD 36,899 |
1,471 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
11-3021.00 |
1,869 |
USD 190,000 |
1,865 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
17-2072.00 |
1,833 |
USD 136,025 |
1,830 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
13-2011.00 |
1,813 |
USD 90,979 |
1,803 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts |
15-2051.01 |
1,557 |
USD 126,277 |
1,543 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
17-2141.00 |
1,541 |
USD 104,865 |
1,534 |
| Helpers--Production Workers |
51-9198.00 |
1,515 |
USD 27,955 |
817 |
| Personal Care Aides |
31-1122.00 |
1,507 |
USD 31,200 |
1,452 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
53-7062.00 |
1,343 |
USD 26,083 |
1,296 |
| Electrical Engineers |
17-2071.00 |
1,267 |
USD 112,314.6 |
1,260 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014.00 |
1,193 |
USD 36,000 |
1,136 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
37-2012.00 |
1,139 |
USD 24,960 |
882 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts |
13-2051.00 |
1,134 |
USD 133,370 |
1,132 |
| Management Analysts |
13-1111.00 |
1,119 |
USD 146,000 |
1,110 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists |
15-1243.01 |
1,095 |
USD 143,295.5 |
1,090 |
06
Newly observed PERM employers in FY2025
These employer-name/state combinations appear in FY2025 and were absent from FY2024's covered certified records. This does not establish first-ever sponsorship: an employer may have older filings, a new legal name, an address change or a different filing entity.
| Reported employer |
State |
Certified cases in latest full year |
| MERIT LOGISTICS |
FL |
853 |
| Akash Management LLC |
CA |
833 |
| Salesforce, Inc. |
CA |
809 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. |
CA |
527 |
| Wipro Limited |
NJ |
506 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. |
CA |
385 |
| Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company LLC |
NC |
348 |
| Skilled In Management Co LLC |
OH |
348 |
| HCL America, Inc. |
CA |
323 |
| Capgemini America, Inc. |
IL |
321 |
| Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC |
AL |
298 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
NY |
289 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. |
CA |
256 |
| PECO FOODS, INC |
AL |
229 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP |
PA |
208 |
07
H-2A agricultural certifications: complete-year activity
FY2024 to FY2025: 22,172 to 23,421 certified case records (+5.6%). Records are grouped by the reported employer name and state. The newest covered release is FY2026 Q3; its partial-year figures are kept separate from full-year growth. DOL source, retrieved 2026-10-13.
| Fiscal year / coverage |
Certified case records |
Positions on certified records |
Median lower offered wage |
| FY2024 (complete) |
22,172 |
384,865 |
USD 16.54 / hour |
| FY2025 (complete) |
23,421 |
397,977 |
USD 17.04 / hour |
| FY2026 through Q3 |
20,180 |
349,867 |
USD 15.48 / hour |
| Employer with rising certification activity |
State |
Previous full year |
Latest full year |
Change |
| PACIFIC TOMATO GROWERS, LTD |
FL |
15 |
33 |
+120% |
| Alewelt Concrete Inc. |
IA |
37 |
48 |
+29.7% |
| Peri & Sons Farms, Inc. |
NV |
31 |
42 |
+35.5% |
| Del Norte Harvesting, LLC |
SC |
131 |
142 |
+8.4% |
| H&R Harvesting, LLC |
FL |
8 |
17 |
+112.5% |
| Chapa Global Contracting, Inc. |
TX |
11 |
20 |
+81.8% |
| Signet Farm Services LLC |
TX |
26 |
34 |
+30.8% |
| Pure Beauty Farms Inc |
FL |
30 |
38 |
+26.7% |
| Pacifica Personnel, Inc. |
CA |
10 |
17 |
+70% |
| Duncan Family Farms LLC |
AZ |
17 |
23 |
+35.3% |
| Spartans Agricultural Builders, Inc. |
IL |
10 |
16 |
+60% |
| H2A USA, LLC |
SC |
8 |
14 |
+75% |
| SARC, Inc |
CA |
21 |
27 |
+28.6% |
| RP7 Enterprise, LLC |
FL |
5 |
10 |
+100% |
| Botello harvesting llc |
MI |
9 |
14 |
+55.6% |
08
Newly observed H2A employers in FY2025
These employer-name/state combinations appear in FY2025 and were absent from FY2024's covered certified records. This does not establish first-ever sponsorship: an employer may have older filings, a new legal name, an address change or a different filing entity.
| Reported employer |
State |
Certified cases in latest full year |
| SMOKY MOUNTAIN FAMILY FARMS, LLC |
TN |
12 |
| Hamilton Growers, Inc. |
|
12 |
| Derringer Trucking and Harvesting, LLC |
GA |
9 |
| HARVEST ALL AND LABOR LLC |
FL |
9 |
| EJ Carrier, Inc. |
ME |
6 |
| Paramount Packing, Inc. |
CA |
6 |
| EBerry Harvest Company, LLC |
FL |
5 |
| Rodriguez Harvesting, LLC (IL) |
GA |
5 |
| Orchard Dale Fruit Co. |
NY |
5 |
| Rodriguez Harvesting, LLC (WI) |
GA |
5 |
| Groszyk & Sons Farms LLC |
CT |
5 |
| Goebbert Family Farms LLC |
IL |
5 |
| Douglas Ag Services Inc. |
WA |
5 |
| Patten Seed Company LLC |
SC |
5 |
| Gateway Farms LLC |
FL |
4 |
09
H-2B seasonal certifications: complete-year activity
FY2024 to FY2025: 14,139 to 13,850 certified case records (-2%). Records are grouped by the reported employer name and state. The newest covered release is FY2026 Q3; its partial-year figures are kept separate from full-year growth. DOL source, retrieved 2026-10-13.
| Fiscal year / coverage |
Certified case records |
Positions on certified records |
Median lower offered wage |
| FY2024 (complete) |
14,139 |
243,798 |
USD 17.22 / hour |
| FY2025 (complete) |
13,850 |
232,434 |
USD 18.33 / hour |
| FY2026 through Q3 |
12,512 |
206,642 |
USD 18.92 / hour |
| Employer with rising certification activity |
State |
Previous full year |
Latest full year |
Change |
| Genuine Builders Inc |
SD |
65 |
101 |
+55.4% |
| Giri Hotel Management LLC |
MA |
43 |
58 |
+34.9% |
| Landscape Workshop, LLC |
AL |
26 |
39 |
+50% |
| Black Micro Corporation |
GU |
17 |
27 |
+58.8% |
| Troon Golf, LLC |
AZ |
9 |
18 |
+100% |
| Global Work Services, LLC |
AL |
7 |
15 |
+114.3% |
| Wicks Construction Inc |
IA |
7 |
13 |
+85.7% |
| Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC |
MT |
14 |
19 |
+35.7% |
| Integrity Golf, Inc. |
CA |
14 |
18 |
+28.6% |
| Lumber Specialties US LBM LLC |
IA |
12 |
16 |
+33.3% |
| Duininck, Inc. |
MN |
8 |
12 |
+50% |
| A3 CHOW LLC |
FL |
7 |
11 |
+57.1% |
| Palm Beach Club Services LLC |
FL |
12 |
16 |
+33.3% |
| The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company |
CT |
20 |
24 |
+20% |
| Best Solutions USA, LLC |
FL |
7 |
11 |
+57.1% |
10
Newly observed H2B employers in FY2025
These employer-name/state combinations appear in FY2025 and were absent from FY2024's covered certified records. This does not establish first-ever sponsorship: an employer may have older filings, a new legal name, an address change or a different filing entity.
| Reported employer |
State |
Certified cases in latest full year |
| Bland Landscaping Co., Inc. |
NC |
13 |
| Atlantic Resort Managers, Inc. |
SC |
13 |
| Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, Inc. |
FL |
12 |
| Moonlight Club LLC |
MA |
9 |
| Benchmark Duck LLC Sanderling Hotel |
NC |
9 |
| D.J.€s Lawn Service, LLC. |
MI |
9 |
| Soave Hospitality Group, Inc |
FL |
7 |
| Asticou Hospitality, LLC |
ME |
7 |
| Stone Pro INC |
WI |
6 |
| Naples Beach Club Hotel Employer, LLC |
FL |
6 |
| Citi Development & Construction, Inc. |
MP |
6 |
| Noble House Snake River LLC |
WY |
6 |
| Bulk Transport Company East, Inc. |
NE |
5 |
| Sails Restaurant LLC |
FL |
5 |
| Golden Alaska Seafoods LLC |
WA |
5 |
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