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Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 15380) · United States

Applications on record
21,244
FY2025
1,350
FY2026 to 30 June
958
Share of U.S. total
0.18%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$104,000
Median wage$104,000certified 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

Applications by fiscal year — Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

6971,393FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6971,393FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008844
FY2009744
FY20101,111
FY20111,015
FY20121,039
FY20131,038
FY20141,263
FY20151,326
FY20161,393
FY20171,180
FY20181,385
FY20191,244
FY20201,122
FY20211,051
FY20221,059
FY20231,012
FY20241,110
FY20251,350
FY2026*958
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*4245767104
FY202553411,105151
FY2024483494385
FY2023543483094
FY2022522990177
FY20214617881107
FY2020431498580
FY20193891,11087
FY20183281,200145
FY201729121,037102
FY20162491,253107
FY20151721,22087
FY20141601,16285
FY20130097068
FY20120094099
FY20110092293
FY201000995116
FY20090071232
FY20080078064
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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

Applications by employer
  1. State University of New York at Buffalo2,309
  2. SLK America, Inc.863
  3. Research Foundation of SUNY at Buffalo617
  4. M&T Bank563
  5. Praxair, Inc.557
  6. Roswell Park Cancer Institute429
  7. Hsbc Bank USA, N.A.369
  8. Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd299
  9. Citibank, N.A.281
  10. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP264
  11. Health Research, Inc.240
  12. Independent Health Association, Inc.208
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 Developers3,514
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,940
  3. Physicians, All Other1,874
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other1,283
  5. Computer Programmers799
  6. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists545
  7. Mechanical Engineers469
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse402
  9. Industrial Engineers304
  10. Chemical Engineers286
Visa routes
  1. H-1B17,563
  2. PERM labour certification1,783
  3. H-2A agricultural workers494
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers254
  5. E-3 (Australia)88
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)43
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)24
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 $104,000; middle half $80,758 to $140,090 · median prevailing wage $87,651 (marker) · 2,752 applications.

$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Apples26
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers19
  3. General Farm Workers9
  4. Trees9
  5. Cabbage8
  6. Fruits7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Buffalo, NY13,177
  2. Williamsville, NY1,220
  3. Tonawanda, NY1,213
  4. Getzville, NY987
  5. Amherst, NY778
  6. Niagara Falls, NY477
  7. Cheektowaga, NY441
  8. Lockport, NY355
  9. Orchard Park, NY282
  10. Clarence, NY234
  11. Depew, NY221
  12. East Aurora, NY180
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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