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New Mexico

State · United States

Applications on record
23,637
FY2025
1,760
FY2026 to 30 June
1,483
Share of U.S. total
0.19%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$86,993
Median wage$86,993certified 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 New Mexico.

Applications by fiscal year — New Mexico

8801,760FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8801,760FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008895
FY20091,062
FY20101,068
FY20111,007
FY20121,102
FY2013972
FY20141,121
FY20151,248
FY20161,375
FY20171,142
FY20181,257
FY20191,310
FY20201,179
FY20211,180
FY20221,419
FY20231,453
FY20241,604
FY20251,760
FY2026*1,483
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*187301,022244
FY2025177551,298230
FY2024159431,199203
FY2023157351,118143
FY2022135311,110143
FY20219918877186
FY20207115972121
FY201959201,072159
FY201857111,033156
FY20175211861218
FY201647121,039277
FY20154171,006194
FY20142611908176
FY201325785486
FY20122515954108
FY20112716782182
FY20103512870151
FY2009381493278
FY20084322714116
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 New Mexico.

Applications by employer
  1. University of New Mexico1,258
  2. Presbyterian Healthcare Services1,170
  3. Los Alamos National Security, LLC1,045
  4. Triad National Security, LLC992
  5. Speridian Technologies, LLC879
  6. Intel Corporation870
  7. New Mexico State University638
  8. Gallup Mckinley County Schools280
  9. Central Consolidated School District246
  10. Espanola Public Schools240
  11. Gallup Mckinley County Public Schools228
  12. Infosys Limited213
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. Software Developers2,221
  2. Computer Systems Analysts938
  3. Physicians, All Other894
  4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education827
  5. Physicists813
  6. Physical Therapists715
  7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education653
  8. Materials Engineers626
  9. General Internal Medicine Physicians604
  10. Agricultural Equipment Operators566
Visa routes
  1. H-1B17,494
  2. PERM labour certification3,171
  3. H-2A agricultural workers1,460
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers385
  5. E-3 (Australia)187
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)54
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)16
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 $86,993; middle half $65,000 to $110,000 · median prevailing wage $74,014 (marker) · 3,370 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Grains50
  2. Agricultural Equipment Operators23
  3. Custom Combine Harvesters20
  4. Silage16
  5. Grain13
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operator13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in New Mexico with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Albuquerque, NM7,916
  2. Los Alamos, NM2,212
  3. Santa Fe, NM1,900
  4. Rio Rancho, NM1,276
  5. Las Cruces, NM1,266
  6. Gallup, NM651
  7. Roswell, NM621
  8. Hobbs, NM526
  9. Carlsbad, NM404
  10. Clovis, NM373
  11. Española, NM364
  12. Farmington, NM339
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 New Mexico, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with New Mexico as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

2,6255,2502015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2,6255,250201520172019202120232024
Data table
20153,630
20164,100
20174,000
20184,300
20193,740
20202,930
20212,820
20223,330
20234,410
20245,250
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
20245,2502,750
20234,4102,890
20223,3302,970
20212,8202,560
20202,9302,290
20193,7403,360
20184,3003,580
20174,0003,310
20164,1002,520
20153,6302,450
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Mexico3,150
  2. Cuba520
  3. Philippines190
  4. Afghanistan110
  5. China100
  6. Vietnam100
  7. India90
  8. Pakistan50
  9. Colombia50
  10. Nigeria40
  11. El Salvador40
  12. Guatemala40
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)648,550
  2. Temporary workers and families21,650
  3. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)15,280
  4. Students and exchange visitors8,110
  5. Diplomats and other representatives1,980
  6. Treaty traders and investors570
  7. All other classes370
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B629,400
  2. B19,150
  3. WT12,620
  4. H2A8,250
  5. F5,690
  6. TN5,540
  7. WB2,660
  8. TD1,910
  9. J1,880
  10. H1,450
  11. A1,430
  12. P1,260
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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