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Odessa, Texas

City · Texas, United States

Applications on record
1,926
FY2025
130
FY2026 to 30 June
96
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$76,083
Median wage$76,083certified 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 Odessa, Texas.

Applications by fiscal year — Odessa, Texas

76151FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
76151FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200834
FY200934
FY201060
FY201145
FY201268
FY2013104
FY2014115
FY2015140
FY2016145
FY2017142
FY2018135
FY2019134
FY2020108
FY202199
FY2022105
FY202381
FY2024151
FY2025130
FY2026*96
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*184146
FY202511210215
FY20241218544
FY2023195714
FY2022078414
FY2021057816
FY2020088812
FY201901510712
FY20181811412
FY20170511225
FY20160510832
FY20150211028
FY20140010213
FY201300977
FY2012005711
FY201100432
FY201000528
FY200900313
FY200800322
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 Odessa, Texas.

Applications by employer
  1. Ector County Independent School District280
  2. Texas Tech University148
  3. MCH Professional Care82
  4. Odessa Junior College72
  5. The University of Texas Permian Basin71
  6. Cudd Pumping Services, Inc.69
  7. Harmony Science Academy-odessa68
  8. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin60
  9. Health Carousel, LLC47
  10. Medical Center Hospital44
  11. Two Hearts Home Health LLC41
  12. Familia Dental Odessa PLLC37
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. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education161
  2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education145
  3. Mechanical Engineers113
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary96
  5. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists78
  6. Physicians, All Other64
  7. Dentists, General52
  8. Petroleum Engineers51
  9. General Internal Medicine Physicians51
  10. Accountants and Auditors46
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,426
  2. PERM labour certification316
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers105
  4. E-3 (Australia)18
  5. H-2A agricultural workers5
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)4
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 $76,083; middle half $62,659 to $107,037 · median prevailing wage $68,983 (marker) · 222 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Drivers1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Texas

Odessa, Texas ranks #48 of 505 cities in Texas by work visa applications on record, with 0.15% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Texas
48 of 505
Share of Texas's city applications
0.15%
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Cities in Texas with the most applications
  1. Houston, TX240,203
  2. Austin, TX165,425
  3. Dallas, TX140,534
  4. Irving, TX135,881
  5. Plano, TX118,450
  6. Richardson, TX56,218
  7. San Antonio, TX43,831
  8. Frisco, TX36,639
  9. College Station, TX28,326
  10. Fort Worth, TX26,695
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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