H-2B visas are for temporary, short-term workers in non-agricultural fields. According to the Department of Labor statistics, the following is a sampling of the types of jobs for which employers requested H-2B visa status in 2003. They are ranked from most common to least common.

• Landscape laborer
• Stable attendant
• Circus laborer
• Shellfish shucker
• Musicians and singers
• Lifeguard
• Swimming pool servicer
• Gambling dealer
• Sales clerk
• Animal trainer
• Snowmaker
• Professional-athletics coach
• Camp counselor
• Butcher
• Poultry eviscerator
• Flight attendants
• Baker
• Helicopter pilot
• Golf range attendant
• Beekeeper
• Horseshoer
• Professional athlete