Table 8

National average certified H-2B wage, average OES wage, and employer hourly wage savings in FY 2013 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 average hourly wage savings
1 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 31,287 $9.28 $12.65 $3.37
2 45-4011 Forest and Conservation Workers 9,573 $10.52 $13.88 $3.36
3 39-3091 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 5,788 $8.30 $9.76 $1.46
4 37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,626 $9.07 $10.64 $1.57
5 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 3,051 $8.09 $11.47 $3.38
6 47-2061 Construction Laborers 2,106 $10.45 $16.84 $6.39
7 39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1,639 $10.29 $10.82 $0.53
8 35-3031 Waiters and Waitresses 1,566 $9.90 $10.04 $0.14
9 27-2022 Coaches and Scouts 1,553 $17.08 $18.08 $1.01
10 45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 1,282 $12.02 $17.71 $5.69
11 53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,027 $8.46 $10.90 $2.44
12 33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 1,003 $8.92 $10.05 $1.13
13 35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant 1,000 $11.58 $11.27 -$0.31
14 51-9198 Helpers–Production Workers 822 $9.63 $12.05 $2.42
15 35-2021 Food Preparation Workers 817 $9.45 $10.15 $0.70
Total labor certifications in top 15 68,140

Note: All values are in 2013 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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