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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 14460) · United States

Applications on record
394,368
FY2025
23,362
FY2026 to 30 June
17,403
Share of U.S. total
3.25%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$120,000
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

Applications by fiscal year — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

14k27kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
14k27kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200815,349
FY200913,206
FY201014,249
FY201114,900
FY201216,471
FY201316,123
FY201419,524
FY201522,808
FY201625,484
FY201724,504
FY201827,053
FY201927,177
FY202023,872
FY202123,001
FY202225,512
FY202322,053
FY202422,317
FY202523,362
FY2026*17,403
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*3514714,0313,190
FY20256016019,3903,752
FY20245116918,8913,206
FY20235013718,9102,956
FY20223214222,3093,029
FY2021477019,5573,327
FY2020487621,0672,681
FY2019566924,1112,941
FY2018516123,4663,475
FY2017466021,7512,647
FY2016534921,8013,581
FY2015521020,3062,440
FY201449017,3422,133
FY20130014,6971,426
FY20120014,5871,884
FY20110013,0171,883
FY20100011,6852,564
FY20090012,0441,162
FY20080013,9071,442
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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

Applications by employer
  1. The Mathworks, Inc.7,746
  2. Harvard University6,136
  3. Wipro Limited5,358
  4. Wayfair LLC4,329
  5. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP4,298
  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology4,283
  7. General Hospital Corporation4,250
  8. State Street Bank and Trust Company3,824
  9. Brigham and Women's Hospital3,639
  10. Deloitte Consulting LLP3,266
  11. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp3,256
  12. Children's Hospital Corporation3,132
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 Developers92,699
  2. Computer Systems Analysts31,014
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other25,636
  4. Computer Programmers18,241
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists10,909
  6. Biological Scientists, All Other10,337
  7. Management Analysts7,204
  8. Statisticians7,061
  9. Accountants and Auditors6,776
  10. Operations Research Analysts6,457
Visa routes
  1. H-1B325,594
  2. PERM labour certification49,719
  3. E-3 (Australia)3,947
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers1,150
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)935
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)708
  7. H-2A agricultural workers630
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 $120,000; middle half $92,166 to $151,200 · median prevailing wage $105,233 (marker) · 51,058 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Fruits and Vegetables57
  2. Apples48
  3. Vegetables29
  4. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers27
  5. Fruits16
  6. General Farm Workers14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Boston, MA127,705
  2. Cambridge, MA49,211
  3. Waltham, MA20,977
  4. Burlington, MA14,764
  5. Natick, MA10,469
  6. Framingham, MA10,374
  7. Quincy, MA9,999
  8. Marlborough, MA8,558
  9. Woburn, MA7,809
  10. Andover, MA5,821
  11. Bedford, MA5,469
  12. Lexington, MA5,389
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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