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Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 11200) · United States

Applications on record
2,679
FY2025
164
FY2026 to 30 June
150
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$82,400
Median wage$82,400certified 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.

Applications by fiscal year — Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

96192FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
96192FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008110
FY2009123
FY2010108
FY201191
FY2012116
FY2013110
FY2014132
FY2015118
FY2016192
FY2017130
FY2018177
FY2019176
FY2020140
FY2021128
FY2022185
FY2023168
FY2024161
FY2025164
FY2026*150
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*5312319
FY20256414212
FY20246213914
FY20238214810
FY2022211757
FY2021119927
FY20204211123
FY20194115417
FY20182114925
FY20172011018
FY20162016228
FY20152010115
FY20142010723
FY2013008921
FY2012009521
FY2011007516
FY2010008226
FY20090010518
FY2008008228
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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.

Applications by employer
  1. University of Massachusetts Medical School1,174
  2. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School195
  3. Trustees of Amherst College194
  4. Trustees of the Smith College156
  5. Mount Holyoke College155
  6. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company34
  7. Baystate Medical Practices, Inc.30
  8. NCS Pearson, Inc.25
  9. Hampshire College19
  10. Plainville Farm16
  11. Originlab Corporation14
  12. Smith College14
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. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary130
  2. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary125
  3. Software Developers122
  4. Teachers and Instructors, All Other105
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary97
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary91
  7. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary87
  8. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary82
  9. Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary63
  10. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse48
Visa routes
  1. H-1B2,151
  2. PERM labour certification368
  3. H-2A agricultural workers46
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers17
  5. E-3 (Australia)7
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)5
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)3
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 $82,400; middle half $66,490 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $68,318 (marker) · 397 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Apples4
  2. Vegetables3
  3. Fruits2
  4. Fruits and Vegetables1
  5. Tobacco1
  6. farmworker laborer crop1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Amherst, MA1,669
  2. Hadley, MA343
  3. Northampton, MA302
  4. South Hadley, MA175
  5. Ware, MA38
  6. Easthampton, MA30
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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