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Oakland, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
15,941
FY2025
1,198
FY2026 to 30 June
865
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$139,901
Median wage$139,901certified 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 Oakland, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Oakland, California

5991,198FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5991,198FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008600
FY2009537
FY2010523
FY2011567
FY2012590
FY2013515
FY2014620
FY2015792
FY2016809
FY2017826
FY20181,089
FY20191,174
FY2020966
FY20211,004
FY20221,185
FY20231,026
FY20241,055
FY20251,198
FY2026*865
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1663201
FY20254905289
FY20244874177
FY2023193293
FY202201,062123
FY20210887117
FY2020086799
FY201911,07598
FY20180971118
FY2017073690
FY20160686123
FY2015072567
FY2014054872
FY2013047936
FY2012052466
FY2011051057
FY2010044182
FY2009050730
FY2008052674
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 Oakland, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Credit Karma LLC484
  2. Block, Inc.398
  3. Pandora Media, Inc.389
  4. Marqeta, Inc.389
  5. Delta Dental of California305
  6. Infosys Limited262
  7. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp259
  8. Sirius XM Radio Inc.208
  9. California Department of Transportation199
  10. Iac Search & Media, Inc.197
  11. Navis, LLC183
  12. Oakland Unified School District173
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 Developers4,036
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other1,135
  3. Computer Systems Analysts1,084
  4. Civil Engineers813
  5. Computer Programmers526
  6. Computer and Information Systems Managers369
  7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education281
  8. Accountants and Auditors267
  9. Statisticians260
  10. Management Analysts255
Visa routes
  1. H-1B12,915
  2. PERM labour certification2,012
  3. E-3 (Australia)435
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)84
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)43
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers11
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 $139,901; middle half $105,560 to $184,152 · median prevailing wage $127,046 (marker) · 2,369 applications.

$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Oakland, California ranks #24 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.71% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
24 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.71%
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
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.

  • Architect
  • Data Scientist
  • Manager JC50
  • Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Project Engineer
  • Public School Teacher
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • Staff Software Engineer
  • Transportation Engineer (civil)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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