1,337 H-2B workers approved for Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employers at Maryland worksites in fiscal 2026 through June 30, 2026

There were 1,337 H-2B worker approvals for employers classified in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services with worksites recorded in Maryland in fiscal 2026 through June 30, 2026, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. A total of 1,342 workers were counted in USCIS initial approval and denial decisions, resulting in an approval rate of 99.6%. These approvals involved 74 petitioners. These figures represent workers covered by USCIS initial approval and denial decisions on H-2B petitions, not counts of petitions, visa issuances or individual people. The Maryland location is based on the worksite recorded on the related Labor Department labor certification, not where an employer is headquartered. The industry refers to the two-digit NAICS sector linked to each employer on that certification, describing the employer’s sector rather than the workers’ actual occupation.

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