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Portales, New Mexico

City · New Mexico, United States

Applications on record
217
FY2025
17
FY2026 to 30 June
23
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$64,000
Median wage$64,000certified 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 Portales, New Mexico.

Applications by fiscal year — Portales, New Mexico

1223FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1223FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200821
FY20095
FY20108
FY20115
FY20124
FY20139
FY20146
FY20154
FY201615
FY20175
FY20188
FY20199
FY202012
FY202112
FY202217
FY202317
FY202420
FY202517
FY2026*23
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*70124
FY202530113
FY202420135
FY202320132
FY202234100
FY20212091
FY202020100
FY20191080
FY20181052
FY20171040
FY201610113
FY20151021
FY20141032
FY20130090
FY20120022
FY20110041
FY20100062
FY20090050
FY200800201
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 Portales, New Mexico.

Applications by employer
  1. Eastern New Mexico University132
  2. Roosevelt General Hospital15
  3. Eastern New Mexico University Portales Campus7
  4. Portales National Bank7
  5. La Casa De Buena Salud, Inc.7
  6. Covenant Medical Group2
  7. La Casa Family Health Center2
  8. Tamaki Control, New Mexico LLC2
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. Agricultural Equipment Operators21
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary21
  3. Education Teachers, Postsecondary17
  4. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary16
  5. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary15
  6. Family Medicine Physicians13
  7. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary8
  8. Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary8
  9. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary6
  10. Communications Teachers, Postsecondary6
Visa routes
  1. H-1B151
  2. PERM labour certification29
  3. H-2A agricultural workers27
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers4
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 $64,000; middle half $62,000 to $70,000 · median prevailing wage $48,300 (marker) · 36 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Corn3
  2. Custom Combine Harvesters1
  3. Agricultural Equipment Operators1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New Mexico

Portales, New Mexico ranks #17 of 50 cities in New Mexico by work visa applications on record, with 0.99% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New Mexico
17 of 50
Share of New Mexico's city applications
0.99%
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
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

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