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Owensboro, KY

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 36980) · United States

Applications on record
1,176
FY2025
92
FY2026 to 30 June
71
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$94,880
Median wage$94,880certified 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 Owensboro, KY.

Applications by fiscal year — Owensboro, KY

4794FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4794FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200823
FY200917
FY201018
FY201120
FY201214
FY201312
FY201465
FY201571
FY201661
FY201789
FY201894
FY201991
FY202087
FY202191
FY202282
FY202386
FY202492
FY202592
FY2026*71
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*495611
FY2025666137
FY2024706142
FY202371690
FY202269571
FY2021714142
FY202071664
FY2019694108
FY2018693202
FY2017633203
FY201652153
FY2015520190
FY2014460145
FY201300111
FY201200131
FY201100128
FY201000162
FY200900152
FY200800212
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 Owensboro, KY.

Applications by employer
  1. Cecil Tobacco Company LLC30
  2. KY Ag Partners LLC29
  3. Casey's Rides Inc.29
  4. Kamuf Tobacco Company LLC29
  5. Stephen Tobacco Co LLC28
  6. North American Tobacco Co LLC27
  7. Glenn Brothers Farms LLC26
  8. Robertson Farms LLC25
  9. Chiapas Tobacco Company25
  10. Frog Farms LLC24
  11. O'Bryan Composting LLC24
  12. Kuegel Tax & Accounting Inc24
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. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse793
  2. Software Developers24
  3. Computer Systems Analysts21
  4. General Internal Medicine Physicians18
  5. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists17
  6. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers17
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators14
  8. Amusement and Recreation Attendants14
  9. Physicians, All Other11
  10. Home Health Aides10
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers818
  2. H-1B226
  3. PERM labour certification64
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers49
  5. E-3 (Australia)3
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 $94,880; middle half $57,931 to $239,200 · median prevailing wage $73,871 (marker) · 30 applications.

$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tobacco190
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers17
  3. Greenhouse/Nursery8
  4. Burley8
  5. General Farm Workers7
  6. Hay and Straw7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Owensboro, KY with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Owensboro, KY734
  2. Lewisport, KY90
  3. Calhoun, KY71
  4. Philpot, KY63
  5. Utica, KY58
  6. Livermore, KY55
  7. Hawesville, KY31
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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