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Albany, New York

City · New York, United States

Applications on record
16,020
FY2025
768
FY2026 to 30 June
730
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$93,600
Median wage$93,600certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Albany, New York.

Applications by fiscal year — Albany, New York

5661,131FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5661,131FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008658
FY2009684
FY2010947
FY2011660
FY2012720
FY2013770
FY2014954
FY20151,063
FY20161,131
FY20171,082
FY20181,035
FY2019908
FY2020959
FY2021751
FY2022668
FY2023769
FY2024763
FY2025768
FY2026*730
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1766656
FY202511271540
FY202411370643
FY202321069166
FY20221957979
FY20213666577
FY20201890149
FY20190586835
FY20180695178
FY2017031,00673
FY2016011,05575
FY20150299071
FY20141090449
FY20130073436
FY20120064971
FY20110059961
FY20100086384
FY20090065331
FY20080060454
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Albany, New York.

Applications by employer
  1. IBM India Private Limited777
  2. IBM Corporation342
  3. University at Albany322
  4. Gcom Software, Inc.320
  5. State University of New York at Buffalo298
  6. Albany Molecular Research, Inc.260
  7. Health Research, Inc.256
  8. Tata Consultancy Services Limited227
  9. Accenture LLP226
  10. Albany Medical Center220
  11. Albany Medical College206
  12. Knowledge Builders, Inc.191
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers5,063
  2. Computer Systems Analysts2,205
  3. Computer Programmers2,127
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other915
  5. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists238
  6. Database Administrators235
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators230
  8. Management Analysts204
  9. Materials Engineers168
  10. Biological Scientists, All Other146
Visa routes
  1. H-1B13,864
  2. PERM labour certification1,128
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers82
  4. E-3 (Australia)65
  5. H-2A agricultural workers11
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)4
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $93,600; middle half $80,300 to $110,386 · median prevailing wage $90,147 (marker) · 2,021 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New York

Albany, New York ranks #3 of 518 cities in New York by work visa applications on record, with 1.53% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New York
3 of 518
Share of New York's city applications
1.53%
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Cities in New York with the most applications
  1. New York City, NY722,520
  2. Brooklyn, NY41,741
  3. Albany, NY16,020
  4. The Bronx, NY15,494
  5. Long Island City, NY14,632
  6. Buffalo, NY13,224
  7. Rochester, NY12,722
  8. Flushing, NY9,647
  9. White Plains, NY7,311
  10. Melville, NY6,587
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • .NET Developer
  • Assistant Professor
  • Business Analyst
  • Clinical Laboratory Technologist I
  • Clinical Laboratory Technologist II
  • Data Analyst
  • Developer
  • IT Specialist
  • Java Developer
  • Project Manager
  • Research Scientist
  • Software Architect
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Developer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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