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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 35620) · United States

Applications on record
1,581,195
FY2025
84,637
FY2026 to 30 June
64,863
Share of U.S. total
13.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$128,822
Median wage$128,822certified 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Applications by fiscal year — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

55k110kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
55k110kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200883,260
FY200964,220
FY201071,626
FY201170,688
FY201273,671
FY201368,960
FY201483,307
FY2015101,498
FY2016109,948
FY201798,941
FY2018103,866
FY201998,820
FY202081,987
FY202177,623
FY202286,406
FY202377,593
FY202479,281
FY202584,637
FY2026*64,863
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*8395851,63212,190
FY20259285868,89314,794
FY20248985565,34412,993
FY20238889763,71412,894
FY202210177772,03313,495
FY20218953261,98515,017
FY20207158368,44912,884
FY20196556984,23813,948
FY20185055886,96516,293
FY20174351585,32813,055
FY20164044192,40217,065
FY20153420188,72712,536
FY201432073,5609,715
FY20130062,1216,839
FY20120062,37711,294
FY20110056,23314,455
FY20100055,62216,004
FY20090056,8277,393
FY20080072,01711,243
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Applications by employer
  1. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP28,786
  2. Tata Consultancy Services Limited28,235
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.19,148
  4. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp18,372
  5. Infosys Limited17,873
  6. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited13,881
  7. IBM Corporation12,899
  8. Wipro Limited10,898
  9. IBM India Private Limited10,171
  10. Bloomberg, LP9,972
  11. Deloitte Consulting LLP9,711
  12. Google LLC9,677
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 Developers314,720
  2. Computer Systems Analysts144,039
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other104,722
  4. Computer Programmers103,604
  5. Financial and Investment Analysts78,012
  6. Accountants and Auditors42,131
  7. Management Analysts39,561
  8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists35,820
  9. Operations Research Analysts26,860
  10. Financial Specialists, All Other22,870
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,208,857
  2. PERM labour certification244,107
  3. E-3 (Australia)56,674
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers7,744
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)5,200
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)2,112
  7. H-2A agricultural workers877
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 $128,822; middle half $96,886 to $173,700 · median prevailing wage $112,778 (marker) · 181,019 applications.

$60k$100k$140k$180k$220k
$60k$100k$140k$180k$220k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers50
  2. Fruits and Vegetables21
  3. Flowers20
  4. Vegetables18
  5. Apples16
  6. General Farm Workers13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. New York City, NY722,335
  2. Jersey City, NJ94,214
  3. Edison, NJ57,334
  4. Brooklyn, NY41,734
  5. Piscataway, NJ35,042
  6. Iselin, NJ25,888
  7. Somerset, NJ20,523
  8. Parsippany, NJ19,777
  9. Newark, NJ17,192
  10. South Plainfield, NJ16,880
  11. The Bronx, NY15,493
  12. Long Island City, NY14,631
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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