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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 42540) · United States

Applications on record
5,212
FY2025
191
FY2026 to 30 June
137
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$90,000
Median wage$90,000certified 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Applications by fiscal year — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

220440FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
220440FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008194
FY2009262
FY2010227
FY2011245
FY2012243
FY2013246
FY2014269
FY2015351
FY2016431
FY2017397
FY2018362
FY2019440
FY2020351
FY2021231
FY2022248
FY2023192
FY2024195
FY2025191
FY2026*137
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*8610023
FY20259714827
FY20248812257
FY20238816214
FY202261020626
FY20218919123
FY20206932610
FY201951240122
FY20183731933
FY20172535733
FY20160339434
FY20150133218
FY20140025514
FY20130023214
FY20120021429
FY20110022718
FY20100018344
FY20090024715
FY20080018014
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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Applications by employer
  1. Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education679
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp504
  3. Geisinger Clinic310
  4. IBM India Private Limited233
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation154
  6. Infosys Limited152
  7. Patni Americas Inc.151
  8. University of Scranton96
  9. Wilkes University90
  10. The Pennsylvania State University71
  11. Scranton Temple Residency Program69
  12. IBM Corporation67
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. Computer Systems Analysts1,025
  2. Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other586
  3. Software Developers454
  4. Computer Programmers445
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other240
  6. General Internal Medicine Physicians222
  7. Physicians, All Other190
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary85
  9. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse59
  10. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary59
Visa routes
  1. H-1B4,400
  2. PERM labour certification468
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers85
  4. H-2A agricultural workers63
  5. E-3 (Australia)8
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)5
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 $90,000; middle half $71,010 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $73,133 (marker) · 363 applications.

$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Pumpkins3
  2. General Farm Workers2
  3. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers2
  4. Poultry1
  5. Hay and Straw1
  6. Christmas Trees1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Scranton, PA1,270
  2. Wilkes-Barre, PA944
  3. Clarks Summit, PA807
  4. Moosic, PA463
  5. Jessup, PA376
  6. Hazleton, PA138
  7. Jermyn, PA136
  8. Dunmore, PA109
  9. Exeter, PA76
  10. Dallas, PA63
  11. Newton, PA51
  12. Wilkes-Barre Township, PA47
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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