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Alaska

State · United States

Applications on record
7,200
FY2025
645
FY2026 to 30 June
520
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$76,284
Median wage$76,284certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Alaska.

Applications by fiscal year — Alaska

336672FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
336672FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008361
FY2009359
FY2010353
FY2011292
FY2012370
FY2013342
FY2014343
FY2015348
FY2016332
FY2017343
FY2018359
FY2019291
FY2020246
FY2021234
FY2022301
FY2023489
FY2024672
FY2025645
FY2026*520
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*6166247101
FY20255161376103
FY20244162399107
FY2023415328052
FY202238318926
FY202159211621
FY2020210111825
FY201938917227
FY201849521545
FY2017410220433
FY201618920141
FY201519821336
FY201418224614
FY201316626015
FY201216427431
FY201115820528
FY201014824856
FY200934529219
FY200824726448
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 for jobs in Alaska.

Applications by employer
  1. University of Alaska585
  2. Bering Strait School District236
  3. Northern Star (POGO) LLC116
  4. Infosys Limited108
  5. North Pacific Seafoods, Inc.105
  6. Wipro Limited103
  7. Galena City School District90
  8. Anchorage School District90
  9. BP America Inc.90
  10. Trident Seafoods Corporation87
  11. Northwest Arctic Borough School District81
  12. North Slope Borough School District80
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Food Batchmakers425
  2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education372
  3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education288
  4. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers241
  5. Retail Salespersons213
  6. Computer Systems Analysts181
  7. Accountants and Auditors168
  8. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers161
  9. Software Developers127
  10. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers126
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,817
  2. H-2B non-agricultural workers1,801
  3. PERM labour certification828
  4. E-3 (Australia)412
  5. H-2A agricultural workers52
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)32
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)10
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.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $76,284; middle half $61,402 to $89,232 · median prevailing wage $63,051 (marker) · 949 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tomatoes4
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers4
  3. Tomato Farm Laborer2
  4. Cucumbers1
  5. Salmon1
  6. Flowers1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Alaska with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Anchorage, AK2,563
  2. Fairbanks, AK836
  3. Juneau, AK363
  4. Ketchikan, AK199
  5. Kodiak, AK145
  6. Dutch Harbor, AK140
  7. Bethel, AK107
  8. Skagway, AK96
  9. Galena, AK91
  10. Sitka, AK90
  11. Healy, AK83
  12. Naknek, AK82
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green cards, naturalization and admissions

People who became lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens while living in Alaska, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with Alaska as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

8651,7302015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8651,730201520172019202120232024
Data table
20151,570
20161,730
20171,550
20181,380
20191,370
2020820
2021760
2022670
20231,160
20241,100
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
20241,100830
20231,1601,180
20226701,180
2021760890
2020820620
20191,3701,140
20181,3801,380
20171,5501,010
20161,730970
20151,570960
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Philippines420
  2. Dominican Republic90
  3. Mexico80
  4. Thailand40
  5. China30
  6. Samoa20
  7. Afghanistan20
  8. Canada20
  9. South Korea20
  10. Russia20
  11. Vietnam20
  12. Ukraine10
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)58,940
  2. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)50,670
  3. Temporary workers and families6,760
  4. Students and exchange visitors4,630
  5. All other classes3,270
  6. Diplomats and other representatives1,310
  7. Treaty traders and investors860
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B52,950
  2. WT47,150
  3. B5,990
  4. J3,360
  5. C3,100
  6. WB2,710
  7. TN1,700
  8. H2B, H2R1,170
  9. F1,140
  10. L940
  11. H1B830
  12. GMT800
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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