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H-2A & H-2B trackerH-2A record

The H-2A record, from the filings.

Who is certified to bring in seasonal farm labor, how many workers the Department of Labor approved, where the work is, and how the applications were decided — read from DOL's own H-2A certification disclosure file, stated as the record states it.

H-2A · temporary agricultural work

FY2026 · published to date, year in progress

A certified application is DOL's determination on the labor-market test — authorization to recruit, not workers hired. Worker figures are the certification ceilings DOL approved, totaled and labeled as exactly that. The offered rate is shown per hour, as filed — never annualized, because the work is seasonal.

16,701

certified applications

of 17,027 decided applications on file

254,636

workers certified

of 254,815 requested — DOL's ceiling, not hires

13,282

employers certified

distinct employers, exact-name grain

$15.67/hr

median offered rate

hourly filings, low end of the offered range, as filed

How the applications were decided

Every final disposition in the H-2A file for FY2026 · published to date, year in progress — certified, partially certified, denied, or withdrawn. A withdrawal is the employer's own choice to pull the application; it is not a denial, and we keep the two apart.

DecisionApplicationsShare of decidedWorkers on those apps
Certified15,80493%246,394
Certified-Expired8375%6,755
Withdrawn2361%0
Denied901%0
Certified-Partial580%1,395
Certified-Partial-Expired20%92

Share is of the 17,027 decided applications on file (each disposition ÷ all decided) — a breakdown of DOL's decisions, not a hiring or visa-issuance rate.

The largest certified H-2A employers, by worker ceiling

#EmployerCertified appsWorkers certifiedWorksite states
1North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc.996,4051
2WAFLA194,4113
3Fresh Harvest, Inc.labor contractor243,8173
4McDougall Family Farming Inc32,1311
5Ag Labor LLClabor contractor71,9791
6Zirkle Fruit Company21,9501
7Manzana LLClabor contractor501,8417
8WASHINGTON FRUIT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES II, INC31,8061
9Stemilt Ag Services, LLC21,6911
10Central Arizona Farming, Inc.61,3501

Exact legal-name grain — an employer filing under several spellings appears several times rather than being fuzzily merged. Associations and labor contractors file on behalf of many worksites, which is why they lead this table.

The contractor layer

The H-2A file records whether each application was filed by a labor contractor — an intermediary certified to supply workers to farms — rather than by the farm itself. In FY2026 so far, 37% of certified H-2A workers sit on contractor filings. The full read — the split by state and the largest contractors on record — is the hub's flagship section.

Where the certified work is

Worksite stateCertified appsWorkers certified
Florida58630,044
Georgia54728,829
Washington18425,368
California59323,506
North Carolina43717,141
Texas1,27112,598
Louisiana1,1349,113
Michigan3778,742
Arkansas8726,084
Arizona1275,918

Ranked by certified worker ceiling; state links open the same state's layoff record — both filings, one employer landscape.

The work being certified

Occupations as coded on the filings (SOC), ranked by the certified worker ceiling — the titles are the Department of Labor's, not ours.

Occupation (SOC)Certified appsWorkers certified
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse7,455200,474
Agricultural Equipment Operators5,14330,878
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3,15316,611
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2061,608
Construction Laborers1111,441
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians189517
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs96455
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products43405

Both programs, side by side

The H-2A record sits beside H-2B on the hub — with the intent-vs-outcome read (DOL certifications against USCIS petition approvals) and the full contractor layer. The corpora are queryable through the Footnote Data API, licensed CC BY 4.0.