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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 25860) · United States

Applications on record
2,735
FY2025
384
FY2026 to 30 June
89
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$90,375
Median wage$90,375certified 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.

Applications by fiscal year — Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

216431FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
216431FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200850
FY200939
FY201061
FY201154
FY201255
FY201349
FY201471
FY2015189
FY2016431
FY2017197
FY2018206
FY2019146
FY202065
FY202184
FY2022166
FY2023222
FY2024177
FY2025384
FY2026*89
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1095911
FY20259674295
FY20241426794
FY202311339169
FY2022526495
FY2021425028
FY2020524810
FY2019828056
FY20183458141
FY20173160133
FY20164164362
FY20151157130
FY2014005516
FY2013002722
FY2012004312
FY2011004311
FY2010004219
FY200900345
FY200800455
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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.

Applications by employer
  1. Case Farms Processing Inc.1,325
  2. Molded Fiber Glass Company62
  3. Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC60
  4. Corning Optical Communications LLC53
  5. GKN Driveline Newton, LLC53
  6. OneH2, Inc.52
  7. Apple Inc.43
  8. Commscope Technologies LLC33
  9. R&J Investments of Eden LLC29
  10. Computer Task Group, Inc.26
  11. Wipro Limited18
  12. Lenoir-Rhyne University18
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. Slaughterers and Meat Packers848
  2. Butchers and Meat Cutters336
  3. Software Developers124
  4. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers119
  5. Industrial Engineers115
  6. Computer Systems Analysts113
  7. Mechanical Engineers76
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse63
  9. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic61
  10. Chemists41
Visa routes
  1. PERM labour certification1,614
  2. H-1B951
  3. H-2A agricultural workers77
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers35
  5. E-3 (Australia)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 $90,375; middle half $77,250 to $124,238 · median prevailing wage $81,557 (marker) · 194 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tomatoes5
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers3
  3. Trees3
  4. Blackberries2
  5. Christmas Trees2
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Morganton, NC1,517
  2. Hickory, NC570
  3. Lenoir, NC157
  4. Newton, NC98
  5. Maiden, NC86
  6. Conover, NC71
  7. Longview, NC49
  8. Claremont, NC38
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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