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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

City · Northern Mariana Islands, United States

Applications on record
25,413
FY2025
2,453
FY2026 to 30 June
1,283
Share of U.S. total
0.21%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$45,594
Median wage$45,594certified 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 the Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

Applications by fiscal year — Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

3,0076,013FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3,0076,013FY2010FY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY201045
FY201162
FY2012337
FY201392
FY2014170
FY201571
FY2016182
FY2017368
FY2018465
FY2019220
FY20206,013
FY20213,991
FY20222,171
FY20233,865
FY20243,625
FY20252,453
FY2026*1,283
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1,17814856
FY20252,232113387
FY20243,50407051
FY20233,73209637
FY20222,08104446
FY20213,89476228
FY20205,856159052
FY201913910674
FY201809832641
FY20170030761
FY20160016814
FY201500665
FY20140015812
FY201300911
FY2012003370
FY201100620
FY201000450
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 the Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

Applications by employer
  1. Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation194
  2. Imperial Pacific International Cnmi150
  3. Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC139
  4. Chinese Bible Church International, Inc.104
  5. Commonwealth Utilities Corporation95
  6. Ernst & Young LLP73
  7. Mount Carmel School, Inc.71
  8. Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation64
  9. Grace Christian Academy of Saipan61
  10. Pacific Rim Land Development, LLC56
  11. Triple J Saipan, Inc.54
  12. CWM International Incorporated43
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. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3,876
  2. Accountants and Auditors1,335
  3. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1,238
  4. Cooks, Restaurant1,179
  5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners946
  6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners772
  7. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists594
  8. General and Operations Managers594
  9. Tour Guides and Escorts493
  10. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics477
Visa routes
  1. CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)22,478
  2. H-1B2,107
  3. PERM labour certification565
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers161
  5. E-3 (Australia)36
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)21
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 $45,594; middle half $36,358 to $55,364 · median prevailing wage $41,309 (marker) · 231 applications.

$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in the Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands ranks #1 of 4 cities in the Northern Mariana Islands by work visa applications on record, with 94.81% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in the Northern Mariana Islands
1 of 4
Share of the Northern Mariana Islands' city applications
94.81%
Share of U.S. total
0.21%
Cities in the Northern Mariana Islands with the most applications
  1. Saipan, MP25,413
  2. Songsong, MP730
  3. Garapan, MP544
  4. San Jose Village, MP117
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.

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

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