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Bethesda, Maryland

City · Maryland, United States

Applications on record
19,158
FY2025
793
FY2026 to 30 June
574
Share of U.S. total
0.16%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$113,050
Median wage$113,050certified 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 Bethesda, Maryland.

Applications by fiscal year — Bethesda, Maryland

6251,250FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6251,250FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,182
FY2009996
FY20101,086
FY2011932
FY2012937
FY2013862
FY2014989
FY20151,139
FY20161,110
FY20171,041
FY20181,250
FY20191,161
FY20201,113
FY20211,005
FY20221,065
FY20231,001
FY2024922
FY2025793
FY2026*574
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*150766
FY2025170290
FY2024284278
FY2023291782
FY2022298776
FY2021191391
FY202011,04963
FY201911,08179
FY201801,149101
FY2017094794
FY201601,01298
FY201501,06079
FY2014091574
FY2013080458
FY2012085978
FY2011083498
FY20100942144
FY2009092472
FY200801,068114
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 Bethesda, Maryland.

Applications by employer
  1. National Institutes of Health, HHS4,462
  2. Marriott International, Inc.716
  3. National Institutes of Health598
  4. Kelly Services, Inc.567
  5. Accenture LLP409
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.313
  7. Mindtree Limited305
  8. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation296
  9. Medical Science & Computing, LLC290
  10. Tata Consultancy Services Limited253
  11. IBM Corporation240
  12. IBM India Private Limited187
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 Developers3,582
  2. Biological Scientists, All Other2,061
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists1,595
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1,357
  5. Computer Systems Analysts1,197
  6. Computer Occupations, All Other905
  7. Computer Programmers883
  8. Accountants and Auditors605
  9. Management Analysts446
  10. Financial and Investment Analysts280
Visa routes
  1. H-1B16,415
  2. PERM labour certification1,635
  3. E-3 (Australia)127
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)17
  5. H-2B non-agricultural workers11
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)11
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 $113,050; middle half $94,370 to $139,880 · median prevailing wage $94,058 (marker) · 1,992 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Maryland

Bethesda, Maryland ranks #3 of 194 cities in Maryland by work visa applications on record, with 9.79% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Maryland
3 of 194
Share of Maryland's city applications
9.79%
Share of U.S. total
0.16%
Cities in Maryland with the most applications
  1. Baltimore, MD38,477
  2. Rockville, MD21,070
  3. Bethesda, MD19,158
  4. Columbia, MD12,892
  5. Gaithersburg, MD10,458
  6. Owings Mills, MD6,697
  7. Silver Spring, MD6,219
  8. Germantown, MD6,051
  9. Frederick, MD4,893
  10. College Park, MD4,055
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.

  • Clinical Fellow
  • Consultant
  • Developer
  • Research Fellow
  • Scientist
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Staff Scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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