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Bakersfield, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
4,516
FY2025
185
FY2026 to 30 June
137
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$123,885
Median wage$123,885certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Bakersfield, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Bakersfield, California

170340FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
170340FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008252
FY2009251
FY2010303
FY2011276
FY2012246
FY2013268
FY2014340
FY2015303
FY2016199
FY2017230
FY2018261
FY2019258
FY2020244
FY2021191
FY2022202
FY2023170
FY2024200
FY2025185
FY2026*137
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1728830
FY202523213030
FY202423312945
FY202317212922
FY202222313938
FY202127113429
FY202025117741
FY201920220630
FY201816218954
FY201714319320
FY201612114838
FY20152025645
FY20144029442
FY20130023335
FY20120020244
FY20110018789
FY20100021885
FY20090021338
FY20080017973
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Bakersfield, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited506
  2. California State University, Bakersfield264
  3. WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.132
  4. Chevron Corporation83
  5. Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation80
  6. Valley Convalescent Hospital79
  7. Clinica Sierra Vista76
  8. Plcs Plus International Inc68
  9. Aera Energy Services Company67
  10. CVS RX Services, Inc.66
  11. Processes Unlimited International, Inc.61
  12. California Resources Corporation60
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Computer Occupations, All Other275
  2. Computer Systems Analysts252
  3. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals234
  4. Petroleum Engineers184
  5. Electrical Engineers175
  6. Pharmacists174
  7. Software Developers156
  8. General Internal Medicine Physicians134
  9. Physicians, All Other132
  10. Dentists, General112
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,126
  2. PERM labour certification828
  3. H-2A agricultural workers222
  4. E-3 (Australia)54
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)44
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers22
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $123,885; middle half $90,605 to $188,400 · median prevailing wage $99,756 (marker) · 338 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep46
  2. Open Range Livestock9
  3. Bees2
  4. Sheepherder1
  5. Vineyards1
  6. Livestock1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Bakersfield, California ranks #56 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.20% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
56 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.20%
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Cities in California with the most applications
  1. San Francisco, CA264,290
  2. San Jose, CA207,366
  3. Sunnyvale, CA167,630
  4. Mountain View, CA138,682
  5. Santa Clara, CA128,958
  6. Los Angeles, CA105,784
  7. San Diego, CA103,047
  8. Palo Alto, CA69,888
  9. Irvine, CA61,408
  10. Fremont, CA59,493
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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