Table 6

National average certified H-2B wage, average OES wage, and employer hourly wage savings in FY 2012 top 15 H-2B occupations

H-2B rank SOC code Occupation Number of H-2B workers certified Weighted average hourly certified H-2B wage OES average hourly wage Employer hourly wage savings
1 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 26,363 $9.20 $12.44 $3.24
2 45-4011 Forest and Conservation Workers 8,817 $10.48 $13.75 $3.27
3 39-3091 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 5,180 $8.07 $9.63 $1.56
4 37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,153 $8.86 $10.49 $1.63
5 51-9198 Helpers–Production Workers 2,166 $8.89 $11.84 $2.95
6 35-3031 Waiters and Waitresses 1,706 $9.84 $9.95 $0.11
7 37-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 1,609 $9.25 $18.19 $8.94
8 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1,288 $9.89 $10.75 $0.86
9 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 1,143 $8.25 $11.39 $3.14
10 47-3012 Helpers–Carpenters 1,135 $10.51 $13.09 $2.58
11 27-2022 Coaches and Scouts 1,115 $15.64 $17.63 $1.99
12 53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand 967 $8.07 $10.80 $2.73
13 53-7063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers 939 $9.73 $13.79 $4.06
14 35-9011 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 804 $8.73 $9.47 $0.74
15 45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 802 $11.26 $17.74 $6.48
Total labor certifications in top 15 57,187

Note: All values are in 2012 dollars.

SOC stands for Standard Occupational Classification system used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories.

Source: EPI analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Statistics and (for top 15 H-2B occupations) of H-2B disclosure data from the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's Performance Data

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