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Carlsbad, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
8,256
FY2025
383
FY2026 to 30 June
300
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$127,000
Median wage$127,000certified 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 Carlsbad, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Carlsbad, California

330660FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
330660FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008311
FY2009321
FY2010393
FY2011381
FY2012412
FY2013411
FY2014427
FY2015462
FY2016460
FY2017486
FY2018660
FY2019587
FY2020485
FY2021533
FY2022503
FY2023382
FY2024359
FY2025383
FY2026*300
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0321483
FY20250529682
FY20240629261
FY20231532254
FY20221442276
FY20210245081
FY20200340676
FY20190451766
FY201803553104
FY20170042957
FY20160037585
FY20150139566
FY20140038740
FY20130036942
FY20120035062
FY20110033051
FY20100033360
FY20090028437
FY20080027239
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 Carlsbad, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Maxlinear, Inc.545
  2. Life Technologies Corporation508
  3. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.436
  4. Viasat, Inc.377
  5. Callaway Golf Company217
  6. Rockstar San Diego, Inc.207
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.112
  8. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.100
  9. Tata Consultancy Services Limited83
  10. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp79
  11. Alphatec Spine Inc.77
  12. Activision Publishing, Inc.70
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. Software Developers2,115
  2. Computer Systems Analysts789
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other630
  4. Computer Programmers353
  5. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer318
  6. Electrical Engineers306
  7. Biological Scientists, All Other200
  8. Special Effects Artists and Animators168
  9. Mechanical Engineers146
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers139
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,389
  2. PERM labour certification1,222
  3. E-3 (Australia)265
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers36
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)6
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)3
  7. H-2A agricultural workers2
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 $127,000; middle half $101,920 to $151,591 · median prevailing wage $116,709 (marker) · 781 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Carlsbad, California ranks #38 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.37% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
38 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.37%
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
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.

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

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