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

In FY2026 (through Q2), the Department of Labor certified 143 H-2B positions for worksites in Hawaii — #50 among all states — across 15 employer applications. The median offered wage was $21/hour (middle half of offers: $20.23–$23).

143
positions certified
15
employer filings
$21/hr
median offered wage
#50
state rank

Top H-2B employers in Hawaii

EmployerWorksite cityPositionsMedian wageMain occupation
A Team Pacific Roofing, Inc.Kapolei46$21.88/hrRoofers
Discovery Kauai Management, LLCPrinceville38$21/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
COMMERCIAL ROOFING & WATERPROOFING HAWAII, INC. -HONOLULUWaipahu16$20.23/hrHelpers--Roofers
D.H.R. Construction, Inc.-HawaiiWaipahu14$21.99/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
HILTON RESORTS CORPORATIONWaikoloa10$23.59/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Grand Pacific Resorts. Inc.Princeville10$23/hrMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Forest Solutions, Inc.Kailua-Kona7$20.59/hrForest and Conservation Workers
Goma 4 INCHonolulu2$19.38/hrFood Preparation Workers

What the jobs are

OccupationPositions certified
Roofers36
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers26
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners20
Helpers--Roofers16
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers10
Forest and Conservation Workers7
Waiters and Waitresses7
Dishwashers7
Cooks, Restaurant7
Amusement and Recreation Attendants4

Where: Princeville (48) · Kapolei (46) · Waipahu (30) · Waikoloa (10) · Kailua-Kona (7) · Honolulu (2).

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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