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Merced, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
846
FY2025
61
FY2026 to 30 June
43
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$96,179
Median wage$96,179certified 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 Merced, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Merced, California

3263FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3263FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200833
FY200927
FY201041
FY201142
FY201236
FY201342
FY201439
FY201537
FY201643
FY201726
FY201839
FY201959
FY202063
FY202155
FY202256
FY202353
FY202451
FY202561
FY2026*43
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*40327
FY202541497
FY202421453
FY202320492
FY202220495
FY202100514
FY2020005310
FY201910535
FY201800336
FY201700251
FY201600349
FY201500307
FY201400336
FY201300375
FY201200297
FY201100366
FY201000365
FY200900225
FY200800303
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 Merced, California.

Applications by employer
  1. University of California, Merced269
  2. Golden Valley Health Centers85
  3. Dignity Health39
  4. University of California, Los Angeles37
  5. Western Dental Services, Inc.23
  6. Rite Aid Corp.17
  7. SpEd Therapy Services, Inc.16
  8. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources13
  9. BMR Health Services, Inc.13
  10. Valley Children's Primary Care Group, Inc.11
  11. Deloitte Consulting LLP9
  12. Orthopaedic & Neurological REHAB., Inc.8
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. Pediatricians, General47
  2. Speech-Language Pathologists47
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary34
  4. Software Developers33
  5. General Internal Medicine Physicians33
  6. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists32
  7. Dentists, General25
  8. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary23
  9. Nurse Practitioners18
  10. Physicians, All Other18
Visa routes
  1. H-1B647
  2. PERM labour certification103
  3. H-1B1 (Chile)31
  4. H-2A agricultural workers15
  5. E-3 (Australia)12
  6. H-2B non-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 $96,179; middle half $74,069 to $108,285 · median prevailing wage $75,525 (marker) · 125 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nuts1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Merced, California ranks #173 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.04% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
173 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.04%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
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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