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Forest and Conservation Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 45-4011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
45-4011
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,129
FY2025
253
Certified (last three years)
95.0%
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 Forest and Conservation Workers (SOC 45-4011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Forest and Conservation Workers

136272FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
136272FY2011FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2023FY2026*
Data table
FY2011136
FY2012153
FY2013139
FY2014141
FY2015151
FY2016171
FY2017181
FY2018224
FY2019208
FY2020199
FY2021239
FY2022249
FY2023228
FY2024272
FY2025253
FY2026*185
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0018401
FY20250025300
FY20240127100
FY20230122520
FY20221024800
FY20210223700
FY20200019810
FY20190020521
FY20180122300
FY20170118000
FY20160117000
FY20150114910
FY20140113820
FY20130013900
FY20120015300
FY20110013501
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. Alpha Services LLC80
  2. Timberland Forestry Service61
  3. Garcia Forest Service LLC53
  4. Allagash Maple Products Inc.52
  5. Superior Forestry Service, Inc.49
  6. Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc.44
  7. Summitt Forests Inc.41
  8. Quicksilver Contracting Company40
  9. Stan Sweeney LLC37
  10. Norterra Services LLC34
  11. Green Mountain Forestry, LLC33
  12. Marshfield Forest Service, Inc.32
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).

Forest and Conservation Workers: applications by worksite state

1+3+7+23+119+
1+3+7+23+119+
Data table
StateApplications
OR856
WA236
AR232
MS209
SC195
GA180
ID164
AL158
ME137
NC119
LA97
CA82
TX75
VA66
FL59
MN40
NM35
OK23
PA19
AZ16
MD16
AK15
TN15
UT12
WI8
SD7
MT7
NE5
CO5
MI5
HI4
OH4
WV3
NV3
WY3
IL2
MO2
VT2
NJ1
MP1
GU1
IN1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Medford, OR568
  2. Centralia, WA105
  3. Salem, OR93
  4. Columbia, SC52
  5. Coeur d'Alene, ID49
  6. Rockingham, NC41
  7. Chattanooga, TN-GA40
  8. Eugene-Springfield, OR36
  9. Bend, OR34
  10. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA34
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. Climber/landscaper3
  2. Sustainable Landscape Crew Leader2
  3. Field Technician - Prey Surveys1
  4. Wildland Fire Fighter1
  5. Land and Project Manager1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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