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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

City · Pennsylvania, United States

Applications on record
944
FY2025
57
FY2026 to 30 June
33
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$83,100
Median wage$83,100certified 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 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Applications by fiscal year — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

4895FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4895FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200830
FY200950
FY201044
FY201132
FY201249
FY201348
FY201453
FY201595
FY201683
FY201775
FY201871
FY201942
FY202029
FY202140
FY202244
FY202328
FY202441
FY202557
FY2026*33
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1257
FY202514511
FY20241373
FY20231252
FY202213211
FY20211327
FY20201262
FY20191347
FY201805912
FY201706114
FY201606716
FY20150923
FY20140503
FY20130453
FY20120418
FY20110257
FY201003113
FY20090473
FY20080273
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 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Applications by employer
  1. Geisinger Clinic158
  2. Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education141
  3. Wilkes University90
  4. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation58
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation46
  6. Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center38
  7. King's College36
  8. Chewy, Inc.22
  9. Genpact LLC18
  10. Apogee Medical Group, Pennsylvania, PC15
  11. Swanktek Inc14
  12. Headstrong Services LLC11
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. Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other140
  2. Computer Systems Analysts139
  3. General Internal Medicine Physicians112
  4. Software Developers78
  5. Physicians, All Other70
  6. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary36
  7. Business Teachers, Postsecondary26
  8. Computer Programmers26
  9. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists20
  10. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary14
Visa routes
  1. H-1B766
  2. PERM labour certification135
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers8
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)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 $83,100; middle half $68,602 to $152,950 · median prevailing wage $63,918 (marker) · 104 applications.

$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ranks #50 of 378 cities in Pennsylvania by work visa applications on record, with 0.26% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Pennsylvania
50 of 378
Share of Pennsylvania's city applications
0.26%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Cities in Pennsylvania with the most applications
  1. Philadelphia, PA79,106
  2. Pittsburgh, PA59,397
  3. Malvern, PA17,468
  4. King of Prussia, PA11,068
  5. Harrisburg, PA8,390
  6. Exton, PA8,127
  7. West Chester, PA7,746
  8. Mechanicsburg, PA7,636
  9. Allentown, PA6,029
  10. Erie, PA5,363
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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