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Agricultural Engineers

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-2021
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,741
FY2025
99
Median offered wage
$80,891
Certified (last three years)
97.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$80,891certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Agricultural Engineers (SOC 17-2021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Agricultural Engineers

59118FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
59118FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200811
FY200937
FY2010116
FY2011106
FY2012109
FY2013100
FY201499
FY2015114
FY2016116
FY2017118
FY2018115
FY2019113
FY202083
FY202178
FY202278
FY202380
FY202490
FY202599
FY2026*79
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00736
FY2025008910
FY202400864
FY202300782
FY202200717
FY202110707
FY2020306614
FY20190010211
FY2018208825
FY20170010018
FY20160010115
FY2015001077
FY201400936
FY201300964
FY2012011035
FY2011011005
FY20100010115
FY200900316
FY200800011
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 in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Texas A&m Agrilife Research47
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology34
  3. University of California, Davis31
  4. Washington State University29
  5. University of Minnesota25
  6. North Carolina State University23
  7. Qcworldfruit Limited Liability Company21
  8. Kansas State University21
  9. Monsanto Company20
  10. University of Illinois19
  11. Summerhill Landscapes Inc17
  12. L&T Technology Services Limited17
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Agricultural Engineers: applications by worksite state

1+6+10+18+50+
1+6+10+18+50+
Data table
StateApplications
CA368
TX144
FL134
IL101
NJ81
NY63
WI60
AZ58
PA53
IA52
WA50
MO48
NC46
GA43
MN42
CO33
OH31
IN29
KS25
NE25
LA18
ND17
OR16
DE16
MI14
VA14
MD13
MA12
SD12
HI11
SC10
ID10
AR10
TN8
NV8
UT8
OK8
KY7
MS7
AL6
NM6
VT5
ME4
PR4
RI3
DC2
CT2
AK1
WV1
NH1
MT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ77
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL65
  3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD65
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN54
  5. Bakersfield-Delano, CA46
  6. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI40
  7. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA39
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA37
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX36
  10. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA34
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 $80,891; middle half $63,669 to $101,000 · median prevailing wage $69,888 (marker) · 233 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I107
  2. Level II55
  3. Level III50
  4. Level IV35
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Agricultural Engineer231
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate97
  3. Research Associate40
  4. Assistant Professor37
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar25
  6. Postdoctoral Associate25
  7. Agricultural Engineers22
  8. Engineer22
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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