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University of California, Irvine

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
1,821
FY2025 applications
119
FY2026 to 30 June
79
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$84,300
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%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, Irvine appears in 1,821 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 119.

Applications by fiscal year — University of California, Irvine

65129FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
65129FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008112
FY200980
FY201079
FY201180
FY201294
FY2013129
FY201489
FY201583
FY201693
FY201787
FY2018106
FY201999
FY202091
FY2021102
FY202286
FY2023116
FY202497
FY2025119
FY2026*79
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*763
FY20251145
FY2024952
FY20231151
FY2022842
FY20219111
FY2020892
FY2019918
FY20181015
FY2017789
FY2016885
FY2015767
FY2014836
FY20131209
FY2012922
FY2011773
FY20106811
FY2009737
FY200810210
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, Irvine: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA1,818
GA2
NJ1
Worksite states
  1. California1,818
  2. Georgia2
  3. New Jersey1
Worksite cities
  1. Irvine, CA1,661
  2. Orange, CA131
  3. Santa Ana, CA7
  4. Long Beach, CA6
  5. Foothill Ranch, CA4
  6. Costa Mesa, CA3
  7. San Diego, CA1
  8. Fountain Valley, CA1
  9. Cumming, GA1
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. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists259
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists202
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary115
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other94
  5. Physicists80
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary54
  7. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary54
  8. Chemists50
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor336
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar303
  3. Assistant Project Scientist251
  4. Assistant Specialist136
  5. Associate Specialist111
  6. Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor60
  7. Specialist45
  8. Associate Project Scientist31

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

Median $84,300; middle half $74,242 to $112,471 · median prevailing wage $77,174 (marker) · 280 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I82
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III8
  4. Level IV6
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. China21
  2. Canada10
  3. France6
  4. South Korea5
  5. Italy5
  6. United Kingdom5
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)

3774FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
3774FY2011FY2013FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201165
FY201253
FY201367
FY201539
FY202074
FY202170
FY202253
FY202335
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023190160
FY2022330203
FY2021380320
FY2020380360
FY2015190201
FY2013380290
FY2012320210
FY2011260393
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 LLP64
  2. Seyfarth Shaw LLP29
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, Irvine has 1,821 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #127 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #621 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.09% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
127 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
621 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.09%
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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