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Agricultural Equipment Operators

Occupation · SOC 2018 45-2091 · United States

SOC 2018 code
45-2091
Share of U.S. applications
0.36%
Applications on record
43,153
FY2025
6,475
Certified (last three years)
99.2%
Main route
H-2A 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 Agricultural Equipment Operators (SOC 45-2091). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Agricultural Equipment Operators

3,2386,475FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3,2386,475FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008168
FY200917
FY201064
FY201150
FY201222
FY201319
FY20141,067
FY20151,307
FY20161,451
FY20171,632
FY20181,933
FY20192,350
FY20202,509
FY20213,310
FY20224,120
FY20235,044
FY20245,502
FY20256,475
FY2026*6,113
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*05,90372201
FY202506,22552243
FY202405,39560101
FY202304,9758160
FY202214,0247187
FY202103,2482060
FY202002,4584047
FY201902,2821067
FY201801,8803149
FY201701,5697254
FY201601,4098034
FY201501,2789020
FY201401,0477013
FY2013004312
FY2012002020
FY2011001148
FY2010000064
FY2009000017
FY20080000168
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. Walther Farms LLC461
  2. Del Norte Harvesting, LLC220
  3. North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc.193
  4. Riverview LLP161
  5. CSS Farms, LLC116
  6. Black Gold Farms Inc103
  7. Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC95
  8. Grant 4-D Farms, LLC73
  9. Central Valley Ag Cooperative (NW)59
  10. L. Walther and Sons, Inc.54
  11. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc.53
  12. Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.52
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 Equipment Operators: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
ND6,873
TX4,244
AR3,534
KS2,803
SD2,576
MS2,116
LA1,980
MN1,960
NE1,686
NY1,626
IA1,455
MT1,194
IL941
MO893
OK888
NC837
GA778
ID719
FL579
NM566
CO532
MI519
IN499
CA351
AZ336
SC331
WI302
AL245
TN213
OR201
OH199
VT178
WA170
KY165
VA156
NV123
ME69
PA56
NJ51
DE46
MD44
WY30
UT22
CT17
WV8
MA7
NH5
AK4
HI3
MP1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Minot, ND602
  2. Rochester, NY484
  3. Baton Rouge, LA469
  4. Helena-West Helena, AR364
  5. Memphis, TN-MS-AR356
  6. Indianola, MS338
  7. Cleveland, MS332
  8. Jonesboro, AR329
  9. Williston, ND301
  10. Aberdeen, SD291
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.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Agricultural Equipment Operator5
  2. Golf Course Maintenance Laborer3
  3. Farm Labor2
  4. New Holland Grape Harvester Equipment Operator1
  5. Quality Control Supervisor1
  6. Equipment Operator1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Burley, ID
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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