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Port Arthur, Texas

City · Texas, United States

Applications on record
1,299
FY2025
77
FY2026 to 30 June
51
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$64,355
Median wage$64,355certified 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 Port Arthur, Texas.

Applications by fiscal year — Port Arthur, Texas

73145FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
73145FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200843
FY200943
FY201040
FY201144
FY201263
FY201348
FY201472
FY2015142
FY2016145
FY201786
FY201888
FY201992
FY202062
FY202157
FY202251
FY202338
FY202457
FY202577
FY2026*51
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*9375
FY202514585
FY20242487
FY20232324
FY202223910
FY202123916
FY202074411
FY2019116813
FY201886911
FY20171787
FY2016113212
FY2015112912
FY20140711
FY20130435
FY20120567
FY20110386
FY20100364
FY20090385
FY20080394
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 Port Arthur, Texas.

Applications by employer
  1. Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc.574
  2. Port Arthur Independent School District279
  3. Software Global Ltd.44
  4. JBS Packing Company, Inc.24
  5. Chemtex21
  6. Bechtel Energy Inc.12
  7. Port Arthur Smiles, PLLC12
  8. CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas10
  9. Cb&i LLC9
  10. The Hughen Center, Inc9
  11. Esolutions Integrated Inc.9
  12. CVS RX Services, Inc.8
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. Computer Systems Analysts236
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists127
  3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education108
  4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education102
  5. Software Developers79
  6. Chemists53
  7. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education52
  8. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists24
  9. Civil Engineers23
  10. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists21
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,044
  2. PERM labour certification145
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers60
  4. E-3 (Australia)14
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 $64,355; middle half $53,554 to $91,034 · median prevailing wage $63,606 (marker) · 138 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Texas

Port Arthur, Texas ranks #60 of 505 cities in Texas by work visa applications on record, with 0.10% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Texas
60 of 505
Share of Texas's city applications
0.10%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
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

Job titles with their own pages

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

  • Biochemist
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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