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Merced, CA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 32900) · United States

Applications on record
1,730
FY2025
116
FY2026 to 30 June
99
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$99,320
Median wage$99,320certified 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 Merced, CA.

Applications by fiscal year — Merced, CA

64128FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
64128FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200849
FY200949
FY201067
FY201162
FY201259
FY201378
FY201478
FY201596
FY2016108
FY201787
FY2018109
FY2019122
FY2020128
FY2021121
FY2022112
FY202395
FY202495
FY2025116
FY2026*99
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2606112
FY2025251819
FY2024242627
FY2023211712
FY2022273739
FY2021380758
FY20203308114
FY20192618114
FY20182217115
FY2017161619
FY20161117422
FY2015317814
FY201410689
FY201300735
FY2012004811
FY201100539
FY201000589
FY2009003910
FY200800436
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 Merced, CA.

Applications by employer
  1. University of California, Merced275
  2. Golden Valley Health Centers105
  3. Western Range Association80
  4. Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.74
  5. Hilmar Cheese Company55
  6. Karthikeya Devireddy, MD, Inc.50
  7. Dignity Health39
  8. University of California, Los Angeles37
  9. Western Dental Services, Inc.27
  10. Star Creek Land Stewards26
  11. SpEd Therapy Services, Inc.25
  12. BMR Health Services, Inc.24
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 Animals202
  2. Speech-Language Pathologists91
  3. Computer Systems Analysts84
  4. Pediatricians, General82
  5. Software Developers80
  6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse57
  7. General Internal Medicine Physicians56
  8. Dentists, General48
  9. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists45
  10. Computer Programmers37
Visa routes
  1. H-1B1,122
  2. H-2A agricultural workers273
  3. PERM labour certification194
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)55
  5. E-3 (Australia)16
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers12
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 $99,320; middle half $79,310 to $127,000 · median prevailing wage $87,984 (marker) · 201 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
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Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep61
  2. Bees4
  3. General Farm Workers2
  4. Vegetables2
  5. Bell Peppers2
  6. Nuts1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Merced, CA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Merced, CA842
  2. Los Banos, CA350
  3. Hilmar, CA232
  4. Atwater, CA115
  5. Livingston, CA79
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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