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Odessa, TX

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 36220) · United States

Applications on record
1,908
FY2025
131
FY2026 to 30 June
97
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$76,892
Median wage$76,892certified 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 Odessa, TX.

Applications by fiscal year — Odessa, TX

76151FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
76151FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200834
FY200934
FY201060
FY201145
FY201268
FY2013104
FY2014115
FY2015138
FY2016144
FY2017140
FY2018134
FY2019132
FY2020105
FY202195
FY2022103
FY202378
FY2024151
FY2025131
FY2026*97
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*174544
FY202511110415
FY20241208644
FY2023175614
FY2022068314
FY2021057416
FY2020078612
FY201921410412
FY20183711212
FY20170511025
FY20160510732
FY20150210828
FY20140010213
FY201300977
FY2012005711
FY201100432
FY201000528
FY200900313
FY200800322
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 Odessa, TX.

Applications by employer
  1. Ector County Independent School District280
  2. Texas Tech University148
  3. MCH Professional Care82
  4. Odessa Junior College73
  5. The University of Texas Permian Basin71
  6. Cudd Pumping Services, Inc.69
  7. Harmony Science Academy-odessa68
  8. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin60
  9. Health Carousel, LLC47
  10. Medical Center Hospital44
  11. Two Hearts Home Health LLC41
  12. Familia Dental Odessa PLLC37
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. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education161
  2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education144
  3. Mechanical Engineers110
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary96
  5. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists78
  6. Physicians, All Other62
  7. Dentists, General52
  8. Petroleum Engineers52
  9. General Internal Medicine Physicians51
  10. Accountants and Auditors46
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,415
  2. PERM labour certification314
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers96
  4. E-3 (Australia)18
  5. H-2A agricultural workers9
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)4
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 $76,892; middle half $63,250 to $108,274 · median prevailing wage $70,096 (marker) · 230 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Cattle2
  2. Drivers1
  3. Livestock1
  4. General Farm Workers1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Odessa, TX with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Odessa, TX1,880
  2. Austin, TX2
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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