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Los Alamos, New Mexico

City · New Mexico, United States

Applications on record
2,212
FY2025
159
FY2026 to 30 June
88
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$105,814
Median wage$105,814certified 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 Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Applications by fiscal year — Los Alamos, New Mexico

81162FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
81162FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200871
FY200997
FY2010115
FY201196
FY2012105
FY2013138
FY201496
FY201572
FY201698
FY201790
FY2018162
FY2019145
FY2020124
FY2021127
FY2022157
FY2023128
FY2024144
FY2025159
FY2026*88
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0871
FY202501590
FY202401440
FY202311270
FY202201570
FY202101270
FY202011230
FY201901450
FY201801620
FY20170900
FY20160971
FY20150720
FY20140951
FY201301371
FY201201050
FY20110951
FY201001150
FY20090970
FY20080701
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 Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Applications by employer
  1. Los Alamos National Security, LLC1,039
  2. Triad National Security, LLC983
  3. NMC, Inc.113
  4. Phc-los Alamos Inc.14
  5. Apogee Medical Group, New Mexico, Inc.7
  6. UbiQD, Inc.5
  7. The Family Ymca5
  8. University of Minnesota4
  9. Space Science Institute3
  10. University of Alaska2
  11. Oracle America, Inc.2
  12. Hensel Phelps Construction Co.2
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. Physicists735
  2. Chemists188
  3. Mathematicians157
  4. Materials Scientists142
  5. Computer and Information Research Scientists100
  6. Biological Scientists, All Other90
  7. Mechanical Engineers90
  8. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers77
  9. Chemical Engineers54
  10. Biochemists and Biophysicists48
Visa routes
  1. H-1B2,059
  2. E-3 (Australia)30
  3. PERM labour certification6
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers2
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 $105,814; middle half $101,128 to $144,000 · median prevailing wage $89,731 (marker) · 357 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New Mexico

Los Alamos, New Mexico ranks #2 of 50 cities in New Mexico by work visa applications on record, with 10.12% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New Mexico
2 of 50
Share of New Mexico's city applications
10.12%
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Cities in New Mexico with the most applications
  1. Albuquerque, NM7,916
  2. Los Alamos, NM2,212
  3. Santa Fe, NM1,900
  4. Rio Rancho, NM1,276
  5. Las Cruces, NM1,266
  6. Gallup, NM651
  7. Roswell, NM621
  8. Hobbs, NM526
  9. Carlsbad, NM404
  10. Clovis, NM373
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.

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Scientist
  • Scientist 2
  • Scientist 3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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