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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Occupation · SOC 2018 45-2092 · United States

SOC 2018 code
45-2092
Share of U.S. applications
0.95%
Applications on record
115,279
FY2025
12,459
Certified (last three years)
99.1%
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 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (SOC 45-2092). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

6,23012kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,23012kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008199
FY2009107
FY2010167
FY2011119
FY201247
FY201349
FY20144,616
FY20155,095
FY20165,784
FY20176,698
FY20187,796
FY20198,122
FY20208,767
FY20219,736
FY202211,286
FY202311,741
FY202412,159
FY202512,459
FY2026*10,332
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*119,790330498
FY20252712,074411316
FY20243411,819381267
FY20232511,325370354
FY20222211,016470201
FY2021229,513641136
FY2020228,563700112
FY2019317,904692116
FY201807,386848318
FY201706,296704328
FY201605,474473260
FY201504,928433121
FY201404,55228432
FY20130019129
FY2012009236
FY201100142103
FY20100002165
FY20090003104
FY20080000199
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. North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc.1,121
  2. Alewelt Concrete Inc.703
  3. Nature's Way Farms, LLC685
  4. Pure Beauty Farms, Inc562
  5. Bonnie Plants, LLC523
  6. Fresh Harvest, Inc.505
  7. Del Norte Harvesting, LLC418
  8. Wafla349
  9. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC341
  10. Foothill Packing, Inc.301
  11. Farm Op Kuzzens H2A, LLC277
  12. Manzana LLC259
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).

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse: applications by worksite state

19+384+1,069+1,685+3,227+
19+384+1,069+1,685+3,227+
Data table
StateApplications
KY14,302
FL7,619
ID6,626
NY5,901
TN5,620
LA5,610
GA5,311
CA5,277
NC4,961
TX3,907
MI3,440
WA3,227
AR3,202
MT2,476
MS2,457
PA2,284
CO1,930
OH1,869
ND1,863
VA1,713
SC1,713
MA1,685
IL1,525
AZ1,355
IA1,328
NJ1,308
IN1,195
AL1,174
MD1,158
MN1,127
UT1,105
CT1,071
WI1,069
OR966
MO883
ME877
VT847
NV734
NH687
NE676
KS593
OK571
SD384
NM379
PR324
WV235
DE215
MP161
HI153
RI43
WY42
AK40
DC19
Metropolitan areas
  1. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN2,480
  2. Rochester, NY2,081
  3. Clarksville, TN-KY2,028
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,852
  5. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC1,540
  6. Baton Rouge, LA1,479
  7. Murray, KY1,315
  8. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN1,118
  9. Mayfield, KY1,094
  10. Burley, ID986
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. Laborer4
  2. Assistant Specialty Grower3
  3. Harvest Cellar Employee3
  4. Intensive Market Garden and Aquaponics Worker2
  5. Farm Labor2
  6. Horticulturalist and Assistant Grower2
  7. Ginseng Planter2
  8. Research and Development Coordinator2
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.

  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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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