Agricultural Inspectors
Occupation · SOC 2018 45-2011 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 45-2011
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,507
- FY2025
- 109
- Median offered wage
- $49,968
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.7%
- Main route
- H-1B1 (Chile)
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Agricultural Inspectors (SOC 45-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Agricultural Inspectors
Data table
| FY2008 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 47 |
| FY2010 | 96 |
| FY2011 | 91 |
| FY2012 | 59 |
| FY2013 | 44 |
| FY2014 | 51 |
| FY2015 | 60 |
| FY2016 | 36 |
| FY2017 | 37 |
| FY2018 | 41 |
| FY2019 | 43 |
| FY2020 | 27 |
| FY2021 | 68 |
| FY2022 | 248 |
| FY2023 | 181 |
| FY2024 | 107 |
| FY2025 | 109 |
| FY2026* | 160 |
| Fiscal year | H-2A | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 5 | 0 | 150 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 4 |
| FY2014 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Decofrut Inc676
- Qima US LLC115
- KCM Associates, Inc.49
- Berry Fresh LLC45
- Nova Produce Inspection Services LLC39
- Produce Inspectors of America LLC37
- Sermaco, Inc.31
- Norte&sur Quality Control Inc.28
- Sermaco, Inc.26
- Saniglobal Sanitation LLC25
- Berry Fresh Produce LLC23
- Pure Fresh LLC14
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Agricultural Inspectors: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NJ | 727 |
| FL | 338 |
| CA | 259 |
| PA | 45 |
| TX | 27 |
| DE | 22 |
| AZ | 14 |
| MI | 11 |
| GA | 9 |
| OR | 7 |
| MO | 6 |
| ND | 6 |
| SD | 5 |
| NC | 4 |
| KS | 4 |
| NE | 3 |
| IN | 3 |
| IA | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| NY | 2 |
| MA | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
| WI | 2 |
| VA | 2 |
| ID | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
| UT | 1 |
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD722
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL303
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA184
- Vineland, NJ50
- Visalia, CA41
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX25
- Gainesville, FL23
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ16
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ9
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA6
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $49,968; middle half $38,095 to $54,184 · median prevailing wage $48,714 (marker) · 343 applications.
- Level I120
- Level II205
- Level III18
- Level IV9
- Quality Control Supervisor783
- Agricultural Inspector146
- Quality Control Inspector145
- Quality Control Engineer63
- Produce Quality Control Inspector43
- Quality Control Manager34
- Quality Control19
- Agricultural Inspectors17
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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