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Irvine, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
61,408
FY2025
3,747
FY2026 to 30 June
2,866
Share of U.S. total
0.51%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$125,000
Median wage$125,000certified 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 Irvine, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Irvine, California

2,0404,079FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,0404,079FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082,083
FY20091,939
FY20102,118
FY20112,257
FY20122,647
FY20133,032
FY20143,776
FY20153,980
FY20164,079
FY20173,645
FY20184,048
FY20193,877
FY20203,288
FY20213,281
FY20223,682
FY20233,475
FY20243,588
FY20253,747
FY2026*2,866
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*22,281583
FY202513,042704
FY202402,993595
FY202342,931540
FY202233,167512
FY202102,754527
FY202002,842446
FY201913,415461
FY201823,405641
FY201713,166478
FY201613,423655
FY201503,530450
FY201403,264512
FY201302,738294
FY201202,174473
FY201101,872385
FY201001,710408
FY200901,757182
FY200801,753330
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 Irvine, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Infosys Limited3,786
  2. Broadcom Corporation1,981
  3. University of California, Irvine1,661
  4. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.1,584
  5. Rivian Automotive, LLC1,525
  6. Amazon.com Services LLC1,014
  7. HCL America, Inc.780
  8. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP721
  9. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.697
  10. Edwards Lifesciences LLC662
  11. Prelude Systems Inc.571
  12. Ingram Micro Inc.536
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 Developers13,572
  2. Computer Systems Analysts6,322
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other5,247
  4. Computer Programmers2,705
  5. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer2,519
  6. Mechanical Engineers2,133
  7. Accountants and Auditors1,928
  8. Electrical Engineers1,919
  9. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists968
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers946
Visa routes
  1. H-1B49,369
  2. PERM labour certification9,176
  3. E-3 (Australia)1,007
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)106
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)25
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers15
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 $125,000; middle half $94,786 to $155,000 · median prevailing wage $109,782 (marker) · 8,140 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Irvine, California ranks #9 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 2.72% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
9 of 571
Share of California's city applications
2.72%
Share of U.S. total
0.51%
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.

  • Accountant
  • Architect
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Project Scientist
  • Associate Specialist
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Design Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Financial Analyst
  • Manager
  • Manager JC50
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Marketing Specialist
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Network Engineer
  • Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Principal Software Engineer
  • Product Manager
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Project Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Quality Assurance Engineer II
  • Quality Engineer
  • R&D Engineer Ic Design
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Dev Engineer II
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer I
  • Software Development Engineer II
  • Software Development Engineer III
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer II
  • Solutions Engineer III
  • Solutions Engineer IV
  • SR. Mechanical Engineer
  • SR. Software Engineer
  • Staff Accountant
  • Staff Electrical Engineer
  • Staff Mechanical Engineer
  • Technology Consultant 2
  • Technology Lead - US
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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