VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility
From→ToFind a corridor EN
☰

Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 12540) · United States

Applications on record
6,530
FY2025
324
FY2026 to 30 June
246
Share of U.S. total
0.05%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$122,221
Median wage$122,221certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
ME<USABAKERSFIELD<DELANO<CA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
N65305<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<0

Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

Applications by fiscal year — Bakersfield-Delano, CA

217434FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
217434FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008334
FY2009356
FY2010398
FY2011386
FY2012330
FY2013344
FY2014434
FY2015407
FY2016298
FY2017347
FY2018376
FY2019382
FY2020337
FY2021306
FY2022317
FY2023281
FY2024327
FY2025324
FY2026*246
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*48214848
FY202569220845
FY202463520851
FY202357219824
FY202262620544
FY202176218939
FY202065122447
FY201952228444
FY201850225668
FY201752425437
FY201638120554
FY201510033166
FY201410036658
FY20130029351
FY20120027654
FY201100247139
FY201000292106
FY20090030947
FY20080024094
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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

Applications by employer
  1. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited524
  2. California State University, Bakersfield266
  3. Western Range Association161
  4. WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.132
  5. Clinica Sierra Vista118
  6. Rite Aid Corp.112
  7. Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation104
  8. Ridgecrest Regional Hospital100
  9. Chevron Corporation99
  10. Aera Energy Services Company96
  11. The Wonderful Company, LLC82
  12. Valley Convalescent Hospital79
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, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals615
  2. Computer Systems Analysts354
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other293
  4. Pharmacists263
  5. Electrical Engineers223
  6. Petroleum Engineers221
  7. Software Developers198
  8. General Internal Medicine Physicians171
  9. Physicians, All Other155
  10. Dentists, General150
Visa routes
  1. H-1B4,264
  2. PERM labour certification1,116
  3. H-2A agricultural workers652
  4. E-3 (Australia)94
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)81
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers29
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)2
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 $122,221; middle half $93,078 to $158,457 · median prevailing wage $101,108 (marker) · 544 applications.

$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep146
  2. Bees27
  3. Open Range Livestock10
  4. Honey2
  5. Beekeeping2
  6. Watermelons1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Bakersfield-Delano, CA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Bakersfield, CA4,504
  2. Delano, CA321
  3. Wasco, CA224
  4. Shafter, CA195
  5. Ridgecrest, CA179
  6. Boron, CA149
  7. Lost Hills, CA135
  8. Mojave, CA114
  9. Rosamond, CA83
  10. Tehachapi, CA81
  11. Arvin, CA64
  12. McKittrick, CA60
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more