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Hickory, Kentucky

City · Kentucky, United States

Applications on record
116
FY2025
11
FY2026 to 30 June
8
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
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 Hickory, Kentucky.

Applications by fiscal year — Hickory, Kentucky

611FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
611FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20099
FY20106
FY20111
FY20120
FY20130
FY20148
FY20156
FY20166
FY20177
FY20186
FY20199
FY20207
FY202110
FY20228
FY20237
FY20247
FY202511
FY2026*8
Fiscal yearH-2ALCAPERM
FY2026*701
FY2025830
FY2024700
FY2023700
FY2022800
FY20211000
FY2020700
FY2019900
FY2018600
FY2017700
FY2016600
FY2015600
FY2014800
FY2013000
FY2012000
FY2011001
FY2010006
FY2009009
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 Hickory, Kentucky.

Applications by employer
  1. Conyea Farms LLC22
  2. Pilgrims Pride Corporation16
  3. WK Agricultural Force LLC12
  4. P L Tobacco, Inc.11
  5. Conyea Hemp Farms LLC5
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. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse95
  2. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers16
  3. Marketing Managers2
  4. Agricultural Workers, All Other1
  5. Architectural and Engineering Managers1
  6. Materials Engineers1
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers96
  2. PERM labour certification17
  3. H-1B3
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.

Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tobacco16
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers8
  3. stripping tob.3
  4. Stripping2
  5. Burley1
  6. Stripping Tobacco1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Kentucky

Hickory, Kentucky ranks #69 of 184 cities in Kentucky by work visa applications on record, with 0.18% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Kentucky
69 of 184
Share of Kentucky's city applications
0.18%
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Cities in Kentucky with the most applications
  1. Louisville, KY24,928
  2. Lexington, KY7,324
  3. Frankfort, KY3,074
  4. Erlanger, KY2,056
  5. Bowling Green, KY1,419
  6. Florence, KY1,347
  7. Murray, KY1,174
  8. Georgetown, KY933
  9. Covington, KY758
  10. Owensboro, KY735
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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