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Puerto Rico

State · United States

Applications on record
5,498
FY2025
302
FY2026 to 30 June
233
Share of U.S. total
0.05%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$70,000
Median wage$70,000certified 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 Puerto Rico.

Applications by fiscal year — Puerto Rico

308615FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
308615FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008439
FY2009339
FY2010502
FY2011372
FY2012367
FY2013242
FY2014245
FY2015269
FY2016278
FY2017615
FY2018208
FY2019152
FY2020142
FY2021134
FY2022179
FY2023187
FY2024293
FY2025302
FY2026*233
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*58611851
FY2025851814059
FY2024752715635
FY202355138930
FY202241278526
FY20212648024
FY20203010336
FY20191111634
FY201801115443
FY20170256251
FY20160120275
FY20150321452
FY20140820928
FY20130820727
FY20120631150
FY20110730956
FY20101340791
FY20092129046
FY20082736367
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 Puerto Rico.

Applications by employer
  1. Techland Inc372
  2. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus149
  3. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus134
  4. Tata Consultancy Services Limited91
  5. Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez57
  6. Universidad Del Turabo54
  7. Orsys Consulting Inc.45
  8. Universidad De Puerto Rico- Mayagüez Campus40
  9. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP38
  10. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation37
  11. Citi International Financial Services, LLC31
  12. Universidad Central Del Caribe Inc30
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. Computer Systems Analysts554
  2. Software Developers463
  3. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse324
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary117
  5. Computer Programmers115
  6. Computer Occupations, All Other108
  7. Cooks, Restaurant106
  8. Marketing Managers102
  9. General and Operations Managers95
  10. Electrical Engineers86
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,495
  2. PERM labour certification881
  3. H-2A agricultural workers349
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers153
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)152
  6. E-3 (Australia)53
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)8
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 $70,000; middle half $53,748 to $110,136 · median prevailing wage $56,763 (marker) · 373 applications.

$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Bananas1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Puerto Rico with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. San Juan, PR2,251
  2. Guaynabo, PR639
  3. Mayagüez, PR337
  4. Bayamón, PR195
  5. Carolina, PR192
  6. Ponce, PR138
  7. Gurabo, PR93
  8. Arecibo, PR81
  9. Caguas, PR75
  10. Humacao, PR74
  11. Aguadilla, PR73
  12. Cataño, PR63
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 Puerto Rico, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with Puerto Rico as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

1,7903,5802015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1,7903,580201520172019202120232024
Data table
20153,320
20163,580
20173,300
20183,060
20192,560
20201,690
20211,330
20221,960
20232,450
20243,050
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
20243,0501,370
20232,4501,250
20221,9601,470
20211,3301,170
20201,6901,190
20192,5601,130
20183,0601,790
20173,3002,650
20163,5802,510
20153,3202,830
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Dominican Republic2,140
  2. Colombia190
  3. Venezuela140
  4. Cuba100
  5. Mexico60
  6. Argentina30
  7. Honduras30
  8. China30
  9. Peru30
  10. Brazil20
  11. Chile20
  12. Ecuador20
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)107,780
  2. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)36,530
  3. Temporary workers and families6,020
  4. All other classes2,000
  5. Students and exchange visitors1,440
  6. Treaty traders and investors430
  7. Diplomats and other representatives420
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B95,540
  2. WT32,660
  3. B12,230
  4. WB3,870
  5. C1,810
  6. L1,720
  7. F1,150
  8. O750
  9. L2S540
  10. TN530
  11. P520
  12. H2A430
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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