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Rochester, New York

City · New York, United States

Applications on record
12,722
FY2025
866
FY2026 to 30 June
570
Share of U.S. total
0.10%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$87,599
Median wage$87,599certified 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 Rochester, New York.

Applications by fiscal year — Rochester, New York

465929FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
465929FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008504
FY2009529
FY2010570
FY2011648
FY2012714
FY2013593
FY2014710
FY2015913
FY2016929
FY2017796
FY2018741
FY2019665
FY2020518
FY2021528
FY2022609
FY2023621
FY2024698
FY2025866
FY2026*570
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*114451104
FY20251676198
FY202417540150
FY20233555261
FY20224553565
FY20215243091
FY20201344668
FY20191358378
FY201824599136
FY201723673118
FY20161482797
FY20151282684
FY20141063772
FY20130054548
FY20120064569
FY20110060048
FY20100050763
FY20090050920
FY20080046143
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 Rochester, New York.

Applications by employer
  1. University of Rochester2,416
  2. Rochester General Hospital877
  3. Rochester Institute of Technology709
  4. Avani Technology Solutions Inc.631
  5. Wipro Limited290
  6. The Unity Hospital of Rochester244
  7. IBM India Private Limited213
  8. Mindex Technologies, Inc.170
  9. Indotronix International Corporation159
  10. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp153
  11. Unity Health System147
  12. Prosoft IT Services, Inc115
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. Software Developers2,017
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,314
  3. Computer Programmers1,043
  4. Physicians, All Other739
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other531
  6. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists485
  7. General Internal Medicine Physicians344
  8. Electrical Engineers195
  9. Registered Nurses177
  10. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary174
Visa routes
  1. H-1B10,571
  2. PERM labour certification1,513
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers58
  4. E-3 (Australia)45
  5. H-2A agricultural workers24
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)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 $87,599; middle half $68,453 to $108,608 · median prevailing wage $73,757 (marker) · 1,712 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers2
  2. General Farm Workers2
  3. Trees1
  4. Flowers1
  5. Annual Flowers: Petunias, Vegetables1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New York

Rochester, New York ranks #7 of 518 cities in New York by work visa applications on record, with 1.21% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New York
7 of 518
Share of New York's city applications
1.21%
Share of U.S. total
0.10%
Cities in New York with the most applications
  1. New York City, NY722,520
  2. Brooklyn, NY41,741
  3. Albany, NY16,020
  4. The Bronx, NY15,494
  5. Long Island City, NY14,632
  6. Buffalo, NY13,224
  7. Rochester, NY12,722
  8. Flushing, NY9,647
  9. White Plains, NY7,311
  10. Melville, NY6,587
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.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Glide Team Registered Nurse 2 Inpatient
  • Lecturer
  • Medical Fellow Physician
  • Medical Resident Physician
  • Physician, Hospitalist
  • Postdoctoral Associate
  • Registered Nurse IV
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Staff Scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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