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

In FY2026 (through Q2), the Department of Labor certified 318 H-2B positions for worksites in New Mexico — #47 among all states — across 11 employer applications. The median offered wage was $18/hour (middle half of offers: $16.82–$18.15).

318
positions certified
11
employer filings
$18/hr
median offered wage
#47
state rank

Top H-2B employers in New Mexico

EmployerWorksite cityPositionsMedian wageMain occupation
Forrester and Associates, LLCBelen165$16.55/hrForest and Conservation Workers
Vetcon Rentals LTDBloomfield49$19.39/hrConstruction Laborers
ALTO LAKES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBAlto32$18/hrWaiters and Waitresses
HIGH ALTITUDE PAYROLL LLCRuidoso28$16.46/hrCooks, Restaurant
(BVLD1500) BrightView Landscape Development, Inc.- Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerque15$18.15/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
(BVLS3937) BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. - Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerque12$18.15/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
COPPERLEAF LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT LLCRuidoso Downs9$16.82/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Smart Home Pros, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivint, LLC - ArtesiaArtesia8$19.18/hrDoor-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

What the jobs are

OccupationPositions certified
Forest and Conservation Workers165
Construction Laborers49
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers44
Waiters and Waitresses28
Cooks, Restaurant24
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers8

Where: Belen (165) · Bloomfield (49) · Alto (32) · Ruidoso (28) · Albuquerque (27) · Ruidoso Downs (9) · Artesia (8).

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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