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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 20500) · United States

Applications on record
55,658
FY2025
4,029
FY2026 to 30 June
3,336
Share of U.S. total
0.46%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$116,709
Median wage$116,709certified 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

Applications by fiscal year — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

2,1424,283FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,1424,283FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,379
FY20091,249
FY20101,462
FY20111,344
FY20121,648
FY20131,690
FY20142,094
FY20153,088
FY20163,388
FY20173,234
FY20183,776
FY20193,982
FY20203,786
FY20213,876
FY20224,283
FY20233,871
FY20244,143
FY20254,029
FY2026*3,336
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*8262,790512
FY202512213,476520
FY20247203,701415
FY20237193,575270
FY202210164,022235
FY2021973,606254
FY20201263,619149
FY20191243,803163
FY20181233,519242
FY20171333,021197
FY2016753,161215
FY2015312,925159
FY2014201,963129
FY2013001,62466
FY2012001,506142
FY2011001,203141
FY2010001,245217
FY2009001,16188
FY2008001,193186
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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

Applications by employer
  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC5,340
  2. Duke University and Medical Center4,129
  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2,883
  4. IBM Corporation2,108
  5. Infosys Limited1,539
  6. Netapp, Inc.1,293
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.1,193
  8. FMR LLC1,121
  9. Compunnel Software Group, Inc1,108
  10. IBM India Private Limited831
  11. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp606
  12. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.596
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 Developers20,850
  2. Computer Systems Analysts6,021
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other4,268
  4. Computer Programmers2,825
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists2,481
  6. Statisticians1,083
  7. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists952
  8. Network and Computer Systems Administrators799
  9. Database Administrators795
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers589
Visa routes
  1. H-1B49,516
  2. PERM labour certification4,300
  3. E-3 (Australia)294
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers131
  5. H-2A agricultural workers114
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)42
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)16
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 $116,709; middle half $94,515 to $137,696 · median prevailing wage $110,365 (marker) · 9,777 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tobacco17
  2. Flue-cured Tobacco10
  3. Soybeans6
  4. Flue-cured5
  5. Bees2
  6. Wheat2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Durham, NC44,450
  2. Chapel Hill, NC4,661
  3. Research Triangle Park, NC4,252
  4. Morrisville, NC468
  5. Hillsborough, NC156
  6. Oxford, NC147
  7. Roxboro, NC122
  8. Carrboro, NC115
  9. Cary, NC93
  10. Raleigh, NC86
  11. Siler City, NC67
  12. Creedmoor, NC60
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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