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Foresters

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-1032 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-1032
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
190
FY2025
22
Median offered wage
$75,186
Certified (last three years)
98.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$75,186certified 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 Foresters (SOC 19-1032). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Foresters

1122FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
1122FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20091
FY201011
FY201112
FY201212
FY201311
FY201410
FY20155
FY20166
FY20172
FY20187
FY20197
FY202013
FY202111
FY202221
FY202312
FY202417
FY202522
FY2026*10
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0091
FY202500211
FY202400170
FY202300111
FY202200201
FY20211091
FY202000112
FY20190070
FY20181060
FY20170011
FY20160060
FY20150032
FY20140073
FY201300110
FY20120381
FY201100120
FY20100092
FY20090001
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. Resource Management Service, LLC12
  2. New York City Department of Education8
  3. World Resources Institute7
  4. Campbell Global, LLC7
  5. Mendocino Redwood Company, LLC7
  6. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.6
  7. University of Maine5
  8. Weyerhaeuser NR Company5
  9. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation4
  10. The Freeman Corporation4
  11. Regions Financial Corporation4
  12. SGT, Inc.4
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).

Foresters: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+5+8+
1+1+2+5+8+
Data table
StateApplications
OR21
NY19
AL16
CA15
DC12
GA12
NC11
WA8
FL8
TX8
ME7
WI5
MO5
SD5
UT4
CO4
VA4
KY4
IN2
AR2
MN2
KS2
NH2
SC2
LA2
NJ1
NM1
VT1
PA1
MS1
MA1
ID1
OH1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ20
  2. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA18
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV15
  4. Birmingham, AL14
  5. Athens-Clarke County, GA8
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA6
  7. Bangor, ME6
  8. Ukiah, CA5
  9. Sioux Falls, SD-MN5
  10. Lexington-Fayette, KY4
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 $75,186; middle half $63,902 to $89,314 · median prevailing wage $64,844 (marker) · 46 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III10
  4. Level IV14
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Forester26
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate11
  3. Forest Carbon Analyst6
  4. International Technical Forester5
  5. Investment Forester4
  6. Timber Acquisition Manager4
  7. Forest Inventory Manager3
  8. Research Scientist - Forester3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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