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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 49-9098 · United States

SOC 2018 code
49-9098
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,635
FY2025
284
Certified (last three years)
94.3%
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--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (SOC 49-9098). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

142284FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
142284FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200815
FY20097
FY201013
FY201121
FY201216
FY201326
FY201422
FY201534
FY201647
FY201746
FY201851
FY201968
FY202089
FY2021113
FY2022183
FY2023183
FY2024274
FY2025284
FY2026*143
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*23090021
FY2025238202141
FY2024239220013
FY202355153119
FY202251161115
FY20214186022
FY202012049325
FY20197041218
FY20180036213
FY20170030115
FY20160034310
FY2015002833
FY2014002101
FY2013001808
FY2012001114
FY2011001209
FY2010000013
FY200900007
FY2008000015
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. Abc Professional Tree Services, Inc45
  2. Transport Leasing Company LLP39
  3. Ag Installers, Inc.36
  4. M&R Forestry Service, Inc.27
  5. Sterling Sugars, LLC21
  6. Starnes-Parker Installations, Inc.20
  7. Rice Belt Distributors, Inc.19
  8. Alma Plantation, LLC18
  9. Arthur J. Edwards Mason Contracting Company, Inc.16
  10. Merrifield Garden Center15
  11. Professional Swine Employment, LLC15
  12. The Adirondack Group LLC15
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--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: applications by worksite state

1+6+15+23+50+
1+6+15+23+50+
Data table
StateApplications
LA159
TX158
FL155
NY139
PA74
VA70
AZ62
MD57
NC51
CA50
SD50
MO45
NJ37
MN35
OK34
MP33
KY31
IL28
IA26
SC25
TN23
ND22
OH20
AL20
GA19
NE18
UT17
IN17
NH15
WI15
ID14
KS14
MA14
AR11
NV10
OR10
MT9
MI7
HI7
CO6
RI5
WA3
CT3
AK2
PR2
ME2
WY1
DC1
MS1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ133
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV64
  3. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL62
  4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ57
  5. Baton Rouge, LA55
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD46
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX32
  8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32
  9. St. Louis, MO-IL31
  10. Morgan City, LA24
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. Service Manager5
  2. Technical Installation Assistant3
  3. Repair Technician3
  4. Helper1
  5. Electronics Technician1
  6. Foreman/service Technician1
  7. Swimming Pool Service Technician1
  8. Maintenance1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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