Los Angeles, California
City · California, United States
- Applications on record
- 105,784
- FY2025
- 5,501
- FY2026 to 30 June
- 4,066
- Share of U.S. total
- 0.87%
- Median offered wage (LCA)
- $110,000
Median wage$110,000certified 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 Los Angeles, California.
Applications by fiscal year — Los Angeles, California
Data table
| FY2008 | 6,843 |
| FY2009 | 5,942 |
| FY2010 | 6,196 |
| FY2011 | 5,120 |
| FY2012 | 5,289 |
| FY2013 | 4,350 |
| FY2014 | 4,830 |
| FY2015 | 5,932 |
| FY2016 | 6,886 |
| FY2017 | 6,623 |
| FY2018 | 6,769 |
| FY2019 | 6,298 |
| FY2020 | 5,108 |
| FY2021 | 4,768 |
| FY2022 | 5,349 |
| FY2023 | 4,937 |
| FY2024 | 4,977 |
| FY2025 | 5,501 |
| FY2026* | 4,066 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 3,068 | 997 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 4,317 | 1,181 |
| FY2024 | 7 | 3,981 | 989 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 4,124 | 803 |
| FY2022 | 10 | 4,439 | 900 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 3,857 | 906 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 4,238 | 870 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 5,291 | 1,006 |
| FY2018 | 1 | 5,370 | 1,398 |
| FY2017 | 8 | 5,505 | 1,110 |
| FY2016 | 5 | 5,381 | 1,500 |
| FY2015 | 2 | 4,893 | 1,037 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 4,081 | 749 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 3,771 | 579 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 4,306 | 983 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 4,036 | 1,084 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 4,773 | 1,423 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 5,227 | 715 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 5,331 | 1,512 |
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 Los Angeles, California.
- Ernst & Young U.S. LLP4,540
- University of California, Los Angeles4,172
- The University of Southern California3,520
- Deloitte Consulting LLP1,613
- Cedars-sinai Medical Center1,316
- Infosys Limited1,313
- Riot Games, Inc.1,211
- Deloitte & Touche LLP836
- Los Angeles Unified School District828
- Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP694
- Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited582
- Childrens Hospital Los Angeles516
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.
- Software Developers11,189
- Accountants and Auditors7,885
- Computer Systems Analysts5,856
- Computer Occupations, All Other3,833
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3,661
- Management Analysts3,081
- Financial and Investment Analysts3,001
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2,050
- Computer Programmers2,030
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval1,970
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 $110,000; middle half $81,099 to $152,547 · median prevailing wage $93,205 (marker) · 11,009 applications.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
Among cities in California
Los Angeles, California ranks #6 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 4.69% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.
- Rank in California
- 6 of 571
- Share of California's city applications
- 4.69%
- Share of U.S. total
- 0.87%
- San Francisco, CA264,290
- San Jose, CA207,366
- Sunnyvale, CA167,630
- Mountain View, CA138,682
- Santa Clara, CA128,958
- Los Angeles, CA105,784
- San Diego, CA103,047
- Palo Alto, CA69,888
- Irvine, CA61,408
- 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
- Advanced Software Developer
- Advisory Senior Consultant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Architectural Designer
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Project Scientist
- Assistant Researcher
- Associate
- Associate Attorney
- Attorney
- Audit & Assurance Assistant
- Audit & Assurance Senior
- Audit & Assurance Senior Assistant
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Chief Executive Officer
- Computer Programmer
- Consultant
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Designer
- Director
- Fashion Designer
- Financial Analyst
- Graphic Designer
- Health Sciences Clinical Instructor
- Landscape Designer
- Law Clerk
- Lecturer
- Management Analyst
- Manager
- Market Research Analyst
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Specialist
- Network Engineer
- Occupational Therapist
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
- Postdoctoral Scientist
- Product Designer
- Product Manager
- Programmer Analyst
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Project Scientist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Research Associate
- Research Scientist
- Senior Analyst
- Senior Associate
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Data Scientist
- Senior Designer
- Senior Engineer
- Senior Manager
- Senior Software Engineer
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Software Engineer II
- Software Engineer III
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Staff Research Associate
- Tax Consultant
- Tax Senior
- Teacher
- Technical Designer
- Vice President
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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