Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
Occupation · SOC 2018 37-3012 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 37-3012
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 321
- FY2025
- 48
- Certified (last three years)
- 93.8%
- Main route
- H-2B non-agricultural workers
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 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (SOC 37-3012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
Data table
| FY2008 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 11 |
| FY2012 | 6 |
| FY2013 | 7 |
| FY2014 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 9 |
| FY2020 | 16 |
| FY2021 | 36 |
| FY2022 | 41 |
| FY2023 | 33 |
| FY2024 | 40 |
| FY2025 | 48 |
| FY2026* | 50 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | H-2B | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 11 | 29 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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.
- NaturChem, Inc.26
- Alcan Management, LLC13
- Innovative Ag Services, Co10
- Personal Touch Inc8
- Medford Nursery, Inc.8
- Mid Dakota Vegetation Management8
- Southeast Woodland Services, Inc.7
- Wmstl, LLC7
- Summerhill Plant Health Care, LLC6
- New Cooperative Inc6
- Growmark Inc6
- Rsla Inc5
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).
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| IA | 34 |
| NY | 33 |
| NJ | 33 |
| AL | 20 |
| SD | 18 |
| TX | 14 |
| VA | 12 |
| SC | 12 |
| FL | 11 |
| MP | 10 |
| AR | 10 |
| OH | 10 |
| IL | 10 |
| GA | 9 |
| MO | 8 |
| NC | 8 |
| WA | 8 |
| ID | 7 |
| PA | 6 |
| TN | 6 |
| KY | 5 |
| MN | 5 |
| KS | 4 |
| WI | 4 |
| LA | 3 |
| MS | 3 |
| OR | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| ND | 2 |
| CT | 2 |
| CO | 2 |
| IN | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| RI | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
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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