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H-2B Visa Jobs in Massachusetts (FY2026): Employers, Positions & Wages

In FY2026 (through Q2), the Department of Labor certified 3,429 H-2B positions for worksites in Massachusetts — #16 among all states — across 296 employer applications. The median offered wage was $20.8/hour (middle half of offers: $19.68–$21.97).

3,429
positions certified
296
employer filings
$20.8/hr
median offered wage
#16
state rank

Top H-2B employers in Massachusetts

EmployerWorksite cityPositionsMedian wageMain occupation
NANTUCKET ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LLCNantucket219$19.52/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc.Agawam200$16.61/hrFast Food and Counter Workers
EOS Hospitality Wequassett Employee LLCEast Harwich179$20.8/hrWaiters and Waitresses
Gentle Giant Moving Company, IncWinchester140$22.5/hrLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Ocean Edge Resort LLCBrewster106$20.26/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
QE SolarBarre96$14.03/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Gillette Shows, Inc.Pittsfield90$16.41/hrCooks, Fast Food
PELHAM HOSPITALITY, INC.Dennis Port77$20.1/hrCooks, Restaurant
Stairhopper Movers LLCEverett72$22.5/hrLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Clambake, Inc.Provincetown70$18.77/hrDishwashers
Wellfleet Harbor Seafood Company, Inc.Wellfleet69$20.8/hrCooks, Restaurant
CBI Operations, LLCChatham65$20.89/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Harborview Hotel Investors, LLCHyannis55$19.84/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Stanmar, Inc.Nantucket51$20.36/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
EOS Hospitality RJR MA Employee LLCSouth Yarmouth48$20.53/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Larry Cushing Entertainment LTDWilmington45$11.79/hrFast Food and Counter Workers
Sailors', Inc.Falmouth44$21.16/hrCooks, Restaurant
Gentle Giant Moving Co., Inc.Charlestown40$22.5/hrLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
WHITE WHALE ENTERPRISESWellfleet39$21.16/hrWaiters and Waitresses
6 Kelley Street Manager LLCEdgartown34$20.36/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert CompanyWaltham33$23.23/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
19 RAW, LLCEdgartown32$20.2/hrDishwashers
AZZARO MASHPEE, INC.Mashpee31$20.8/hrWaiters and Waitresses
Continental Pools, LLC (MA)Burlington30$21.75/hrJanitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Provincetown LSOM EMP LLCProvincetown29$20.26/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners

What the jobs are

OccupationPositions certified
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners600
Cooks, Restaurant566
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers322
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand322
Waiters and Waitresses227
Cooks, Fast Food208
Fast Food and Counter Workers172
Dishwashers138
Food Preparation Workers127
Cooks, Short Order110

Where: Nantucket (486) · Provincetown (292) · Edgartown (205) · Agawam (200) · East Harwich (179) · Winchester (140) · Chatham (135) · Wellfleet (127).

How people get these jobs

The H-2B visa lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers for temporary non-agricultural work — landscaping, hospitality, seafood processing, fairs and amusement parks, construction helpers. The employer, not the worker, starts the process: they must first offer the job to U.S. workers, get the Department of Labor certification shown on this page, and then petition USCIS for the visas.

Every certified opening must be posted publicly on the DOL's official registry, SeasonalJobs.dol.gov — that is the place to search and apply for current openings. Beware of anyone charging workers "visa fees": recruitment fees charged to H-2B workers are illegal.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — H-2B disclosure data, FY2026 (through Q2). Positions shown are certified by the DOL (a required step before the employer can request visas); certification is not a guarantee that every position was filled. Wages are the offered rates in the certified applications. See also the USCIS H-2B Employer Data Hub.

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