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ETA-9165 Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request

The attestation an H-2B employer files when it wants the prevailing wage set from its own survey rather than from the standard OEWS wage data. It certifies how the survey was designed and conducted.

Fee
$0 to the Department of Labor
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
H-2B employers relying on an employer-provided wage survey.
Where to file
Online through the FLAG system with the prevailing wage request.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • Employer-provided surveys are scrutinised closely and a rejected survey sends the employer back to the OEWS wage, which is usually higher.

Official page. https://flag.dol.gov/programs/H-2B. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.