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Winston-Salem, NC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 49180) · United States

Applications on record
8,674
FY2025
473
FY2026 to 30 June
376
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$92,404
Median wage$92,404certified 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 Winston-Salem, NC.

Applications by fiscal year — Winston-Salem, NC

361722FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
361722FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008349
FY2009268
FY2010316
FY2011304
FY2012319
FY2013294
FY2014468
FY2015560
FY2016722
FY2017576
FY2018554
FY2019555
FY2020626
FY2021470
FY2022469
FY2023491
FY2024484
FY2025473
FY2026*376
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*51030556
FY20256737882
FY202431339078
FY202331244630
FY20224742731
FY20213241451
FY20204457642
FY20193550146
FY20180348368
FY20170251163
FY20160064874
FY20151050950
FY20141043136
FY20130027321
FY20120028039
FY20110026440
FY20100024670
FY20090024622
FY20080031732
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 Winston-Salem, NC.

Applications by employer
  1. Wake Forest University Health Sciences806
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp469
  3. Herbalife International of America, Inc.420
  4. Wake Forest University361
  5. UST Global Inc.337
  6. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools252
  7. Wipro Limited193
  8. Bb&t Corporation165
  9. B/E Aerospace, Inc.164
  10. TE Connectivity Corporation147
  11. Quality Education Academy130
  12. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation120
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 Developers1,647
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,135
  3. Computer Programmers481
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other458
  5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education290
  6. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists265
  7. Mechanical Engineers209
  8. Physicians, All Other163
  9. Database Administrators150
  10. Industrial Engineers127
Visa routes
  1. H-1B7,320
  2. PERM labour certification931
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers65
  4. E-3 (Australia)65
  5. H-2A agricultural workers33
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)7
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)7
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 $92,404; middle half $65,066 to $123,240 · median prevailing wage $84,250 (marker) · 1,054 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Fish1
  2. Agricultural Equipment Operators1
  3. Pumpkins1
  4. Bees1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Winston-Salem, NC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Winston-Salem, NC7,419
  2. Thomasville, NC286
  3. Lexington, NC199
  4. Kernersville, NC125
  5. Advance, NC117
  6. Clemmons, NC104
  7. Mocksville, NC55
  8. Rural Hall, NC47
  9. Welcome, NC44
  10. Pfafftown, NC34
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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