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Socorro, New Mexico

City · New Mexico, United States

Applications on record
338
FY2025
29
FY2026 to 30 June
24
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$68,991
Median wage$68,991certified 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 Socorro, New Mexico.

Applications by fiscal year — Socorro, New Mexico

1529FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1529FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200819
FY200916
FY201025
FY201116
FY201212
FY201316
FY201412
FY201518
FY201624
FY201711
FY201813
FY201911
FY202018
FY202113
FY202219
FY202320
FY202422
FY202529
FY2026*24
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*204
FY2025263
FY2024211
FY2023200
FY2022181
FY2021103
FY2020144
FY201992
FY2018130
FY2017101
FY2016213
FY2015171
FY2014102
FY2013142
FY2012111
FY2011151
FY2010205
FY2009151
FY2008181
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 Socorro, New Mexico.

Applications by employer
  1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology202
  2. National Radio Astronomy Observatory87
  3. Socorro Consolidated Schools19
  4. Presbyterian Healthcare Services8
  5. New Mexico Institute of Mining And6
  6. Associated Universities, Inc4
  7. Amec Earth & Environmental, Inc.2
  8. Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc.1
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. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary43
  2. Astronomers36
  3. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers15
  4. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary15
  5. Physicists13
  6. Chemists9
  7. Business Teachers, Postsecondary9
  8. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary8
  9. Petroleum Engineers7
  10. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education6
Visa routes
  1. H-1B277
  2. PERM labour certification36
  3. E-3 (Australia)3
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)2
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 $68,991; middle half $59,107 to $82,000 · median prevailing wage $59,420 (marker) · 65 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New Mexico

Socorro, New Mexico ranks #13 of 50 cities in New Mexico by work visa applications on record, with 1.55% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New Mexico
13 of 50
Share of New Mexico's city applications
1.55%
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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