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University of California, Davis

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
4,455
FY2025 applications
243
FY2026 to 30 June
174
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$85,650
Most common occupation
Soil and Plant Scientists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of California, Davis appears in 4,455 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 243.

Applications by fiscal year — University of California, Davis

155310FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
155310FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008310
FY2009295
FY2010307
FY2011232
FY2012284
FY2013231
FY2014230
FY2015238
FY2016205
FY2017205
FY2018224
FY2019244
FY2020198
FY2021191
FY2022205
FY2023228
FY2024211
FY2025243
FY2026*174
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1659
FY202522716
FY20242029
FY20232262
FY20222005
FY202117813
FY202018513
FY20192377
FY201819628
FY201719312
FY201618520
FY201522117
FY201421218
FY20132283
FY201227113
FY201121715
FY201026641
FY20092887
FY200829911
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

University of California, Davis: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+2+6+
1+1+1+2+6+
Data table
StateApplications
CA4,422
IL7
NJ6
MD6
OH2
AL2
GA2
NY2
AZ1
TX1
CO1
WA1
RI1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. California4,422
  2. Illinois7
  3. New Jersey6
  4. Maryland6
  5. Ohio2
  6. Alabama2
  7. Georgia2
  8. New York2
  9. Arizona1
  10. Texas1
Worksite cities
  1. Davis, CA3,487
  2. Sacramento, CA681
  3. Salinas, CA50
  4. Tulare, CA21
  5. Parlier, CA17
  6. San Diego, CA16
  7. Turlock, CA11
  8. Mather, CA10
  9. San Bernardino, CA10
  10. Rancho Cordova, CA8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Soil and Plant Scientists449
  2. Biological Scientists, All Other386
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary307
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists305
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists234
  6. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary121
  7. Physical Scientists, All Other114
  8. Veterinarians114
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Scholar1,464
  2. Assistant Project Scientist562
  3. Assistant Professor548
  4. Staff Research Associate116
  5. Postdoctoral Employee99
  6. Assistant Specialist92
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor75
  8. Lecturer73

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $85,650; middle half $74,281 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $72,975 (marker) · 582 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I85
  2. Level II114
  3. Level III36
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. Canada35
  2. China23
  3. India16
  4. United Kingdom15
  5. Germany14
  6. Italy9
  7. Australia9
  8. Japan8
  9. Brazil7
  10. France7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

130260FY2009FY2013FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
130260FY2009FY2016FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009260
FY2013169
FY20161
FY2018118
FY2019146
FY2020118
FY2021123
FY2022143
FY202363
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023330301
FY2022840594
FY2021681551
FY2020510672
FY2019801665
FY2018540641
FY20161000
FY2013820870
FY20099911612
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP114
  2. Weaver Schlenger Mazel LLP33
  3. Attorney at Law1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

University of California, Davis has 4,455 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #47 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #211 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.22% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
47 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
211 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.22%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in California
1,108
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
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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