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Santa Maria, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
995
FY2025
72
FY2026 to 30 June
67
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$152,132
Median wage$152,132certified 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 Santa Maria, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Santa Maria, California

4079FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4079FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200820
FY200929
FY201039
FY201127
FY201224
FY201329
FY201459
FY201553
FY201652
FY201770
FY201862
FY201953
FY202059
FY202160
FY202272
FY202369
FY202479
FY202572
FY2026*67
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*474133
FY2025522135
FY2024561157
FY2023451176
FY2022524115
FY2021462102
FY2020440114
FY2019360125
FY2018450710
FY20174001911
FY2016270250
FY2015230219
FY2014160385
FY201300263
FY201200177
FY201100207
FY201000327
FY200900254
FY200800137
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 Santa Maria, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Royal Oak Ag Services, Inc.58
  2. Fresh Harvest, Inc.46
  3. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC43
  4. Pacifica Personnel, Inc.37
  5. Zodiac Seat Shells US LLC34
  6. SARC, Inc34
  7. CVS RX Services, Inc.25
  8. Dignity Health23
  9. JS Audit Group, Inc20
  10. Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc.19
  11. Windset Farms (california) Inc.19
  12. Life Steps Foundation Inc.17
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. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse485
  2. Pharmacists57
  3. Food Scientists and Technologists44
  4. Electrical Engineers21
  5. Industrial Engineers21
  6. Dentists, General19
  7. Home Health Aides17
  8. Commercial and Industrial Designers14
  9. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals14
  10. Mechanical Engineers12
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers529
  2. H-1B281
  3. PERM labour certification107
  4. E-3 (Australia)20
  5. H-2B non-agricultural workers14
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)12
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 $152,132; middle half $87,422 to $232,960 · median prevailing wage $124,738 (marker) · 37 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Strawberries88
  2. Lettuce7
  3. Blueberries6
  4. Romaine Lettuce5
  5. General Farm Workers4
  6. Flowers4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Santa Maria, California ranks #165 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
165 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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