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Lake Forest, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
4,007
FY2025
201
FY2026 to 30 June
142
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$110,120
Median wage$110,120certified 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 Lake Forest, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Lake Forest, California

152304FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
152304FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008273
FY2009169
FY2010271
FY2011195
FY2012189
FY2013165
FY2014185
FY2015198
FY2016208
FY2017248
FY2018304
FY2019298
FY2020214
FY2021245
FY2022191
FY2023147
FY2024164
FY2025201
FY2026*142
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*010933
FY2025016833
FY2024214121
FY2023112521
FY2022015239
FY2021020639
FY2020018430
FY2019025741
FY2018026143
FY2017017969
FY2016016543
FY2015016335
FY2014015233
FY2013014520
FY2012014643
FY2011015738
FY2010020467
FY2009014821
FY2008020964
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 Lake Forest, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Panasonic Avionics Corporation715
  2. Alcon Research, LLC183
  3. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.155
  4. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp120
  5. Aveva Software, LLC103
  6. Oakley, Inc.81
  7. HCL America, Inc.70
  8. SSB Software Technologies, Inc.67
  9. L&T Technology Services Limited61
  10. Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.50
  11. Invensys Systems, Inc.49
  12. CMC Americas, Inc.46
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 Developers988
  2. Computer Systems Analysts343
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other334
  4. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer170
  5. Computer Programmers168
  6. Mechanical Engineers162
  7. Electrical Engineers125
  8. Network and Computer Systems Administrators65
  9. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists64
  10. Engineers, All Other63
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,018
  2. PERM labour certification733
  3. E-3 (Australia)32
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)9
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)8
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers3
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 $110,120; middle half $93,018 to $137,207 · median prevailing wage $104,333 (marker) · 406 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Lake Forest, California ranks #63 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.18% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
63 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.18%
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
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

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