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El Centro, CA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 20940) · United States

Applications on record
1,392
FY2025
103
FY2026 to 30 June
105
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$95,267
Median wage$95,267certified 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 El Centro, CA.

Applications by fiscal year — El Centro, CA

53105FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
53105FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200864
FY200966
FY201074
FY201159
FY201253
FY201362
FY201455
FY201571
FY201668
FY201763
FY201875
FY201957
FY202071
FY202168
FY2022101
FY202388
FY202489
FY2025103
FY2026*105
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2712750
FY20255643112
FY2024673118
FY20235921314
FY2022661313
FY2021395159
FY20202532320
FY2019192306
FY20182133615
FY20171323315
FY20161323617
FY2015603530
FY2014603712
FY2013005012
FY2012004310
FY2011004811
FY2010005519
FY2009005610
FY2008005212
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 El Centro, CA.

Applications by employer
  1. Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC138
  2. El Centro Regional Medical Center82
  3. Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District76
  4. Rite Aid Corp.48
  5. Calenergy Operating Corporation47
  6. Imperial County Behavioral Health Services37
  7. BHE Renewables, LLC31
  8. Western Range Association29
  9. The Holt Group, Inc.24
  10. Foothill Packing, Inc.22
  11. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC21
  12. Martin Auza Sheep Company20
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 Greenhouse254
  2. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists122
  3. Pharmacists93
  4. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals86
  5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers56
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators54
  7. Psychiatrists36
  8. Electrical Engineers33
  9. Physicians, All Other30
  10. Accountants and Auditors27
Visa routes
  1. H-1B591
  2. H-2A agricultural workers417
  3. PERM labour certification285
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers28
  5. E-3 (Australia)10
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)6
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 $95,267; middle half $72,894 to $126,381 · median prevailing wage $65,970 (marker) · 64 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep33
  2. Onions10
  3. Lettuce4
  4. Romaine Lettuce3
  5. Flowers2
  6. General Farm Workers2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in El Centro, CA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. El Centro, CA466
  2. Brawley, CA284
  3. Holtville, CA173
  4. Calexico, CA171
  5. Calipatria, CA97
  6. Imperial, CA81
  7. Bard, CA35
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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