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Wilmington, NC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 48900) · United States

Applications on record
1,999
FY2025
184
FY2026 to 30 June
148
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$81,955
Median wage$81,955certified 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 Wilmington, NC.

Applications by fiscal year — Wilmington, NC

92184FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
92184FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200881
FY200961
FY201082
FY201179
FY201271
FY201361
FY201483
FY201588
FY2016102
FY201789
FY2018127
FY2019134
FY2020113
FY2021122
FY2022117
FY2023129
FY2024128
FY2025184
FY2026*148
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*27305932
FY202527257062
FY202424146129
FY202318164352
FY202216155729
FY202114127422
FY202015127115
FY20198138132
FY2018895951
FY2017665720
FY2016447420
FY2015317014
FY201420747
FY201300538
FY2012006011
FY2011006118
FY2010006418
FY2009005110
FY2008006714
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 Wilmington, NC.

Applications by employer
  1. University of North Carolina Wilmington303
  2. PPD Development, L.P.189
  3. Lewis Nursery and Farms, Inc47
  4. Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC44
  5. WL Nails Inc39
  6. Genpact LLC31
  7. GE - Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC29
  8. Johnson Nursery Corporation28
  9. Tata Consultancy Services Limited27
  10. Reeds Jewelers of NC, Inc26
  11. Bradford Products LLC23
  12. Corning Incorporated21
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 Greenhouse133
  2. Software Developers125
  3. Statisticians107
  4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers84
  5. Computer Systems Analysts72
  6. Computer Programmers49
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other45
  8. Manicurists and Pedicurists43
  9. Natural Sciences Managers40
  10. Biological Scientists, All Other36
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,082
  2. PERM labour certification464
  3. H-2A agricultural workers172
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers157
  5. E-3 (Australia)48
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)10
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)2
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 $81,955; middle half $69,214 to $110,986 · median prevailing wage $68,515 (marker) · 180 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Blueberries7
  2. Blackberries6
  3. Strawberries4
  4. General Farm Workers3
  5. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers2
  6. Potatoes1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Wilmington, NC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Wilmington, NC1,561
  2. Rocky Point, NC56
  3. Atkinson, NC51
  4. Leland, NC47
  5. Willard, NC40
  6. Burgaw, NC29
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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