Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Occupation · SOC 2018 47-3015 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 47-3015
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 398
- FY2025
- 34
- Certified (last three years)
- 84.6%
- 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 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (SOC 47-3015). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Data table
| FY2008 | 15 |
| FY2009 | 17 |
| FY2010 | 9 |
| FY2011 | 13 |
| FY2012 | 7 |
| FY2013 | 8 |
| FY2014 | 25 |
| FY2015 | 11 |
| FY2016 | 24 |
| FY2017 | 28 |
| FY2018 | 23 |
| FY2019 | 39 |
| FY2020 | 24 |
| FY2021 | 15 |
| FY2022 | 24 |
| FY2023 | 30 |
| FY2024 | 25 |
| FY2025 | 34 |
| FY2026* | 27 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | H-2B | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| FY2020 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| FY2019 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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.
- Herder Plumbing Inc36
- Progressive Interest, Inc.19
- BH Contractors LLC13
- Herder Plumbing LLC10
- Employers' Contract Management Group9
- Ben Lewis Plumbing, Heating & AC,INC.8
- Freund Plumbing & Heating8
- Tand Construction, LLC7
- So Ho, LLC7
- Herschap Backhoe & Ditching, Inc.7
- B&B Contracting, Inc.6
- Angell Services, LLC6
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).
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 78 |
| AZ | 45 |
| NY | 42 |
| CO | 25 |
| SD | 23 |
| MD | 20 |
| LA | 18 |
| VA | 16 |
| FL | 14 |
| MA | 10 |
| NJ | 10 |
| NC | 10 |
| IL | 10 |
| MP | 10 |
| ND | 8 |
| PA | 7 |
| CT | 6 |
| OH | 6 |
| TN | 6 |
| WY | 4 |
| WA | 3 |
| NV | 3 |
| NE | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| CA | 2 |
| AR | 2 |
| DC | 1 |
| PR | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
| AK | 1 |
| WV | 1 |
| UT | 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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