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San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 41860) · United States

Applications on record
656,295
FY2025
40,374
FY2026 to 30 June
30,853
Share of U.S. total
5.41%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$165,006
Median wage$165,006certified 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

Applications by fiscal year — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

25k50kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
25k50kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200818,190
FY200915,238
FY201017,166
FY201118,405
FY201222,598
FY201324,078
FY201431,496
FY201539,548
FY201645,068
FY201743,665
FY201849,506
FY201950,080
FY202045,072
FY202143,096
FY202245,956
FY202338,999
FY202436,907
FY202540,374
FY2026*30,853
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*71525,5635,268
FY202582632,2678,073
FY2024103630,9185,943
FY2023102231,0287,939
FY2022113038,8827,033
FY2021123436,0906,960
FY202093438,4196,610
FY201972643,0636,984
FY2018102441,0618,411
FY201772137,3956,242
FY201632237,1437,900
FY20152334,5824,961
FY20142027,5723,922
FY20130021,7142,364
FY20120019,6392,959
FY20110015,6502,755
FY20100014,3932,773
FY20090014,0051,233
FY20080015,7632,427
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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

Applications by employer
  1. Facebook, Inc.38,317
  2. Infosys Limited9,432
  3. Google LLC7,873
  4. Tesla, Inc.7,681
  5. Salesforce.com, Inc.7,546
  6. Uber Technologies, Inc.7,353
  7. Salesforce, Inc.7,190
  8. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP6,012
  9. Oracle America, Inc.5,788
  10. University of California, San Francisco5,532
  11. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.4,117
  12. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp4,087
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. Software Developers227,383
  2. Computer Systems Analysts53,557
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other45,470
  4. Computer Programmers22,729
  5. Computer and Information Systems Managers18,958
  6. Accountants and Auditors12,604
  7. Operations Research Analysts12,337
  8. Statisticians11,588
  9. Management Analysts11,317
  10. Financial and Investment Analysts10,871
Visa routes
  1. H-1B519,822
  2. PERM labour certification100,757
  3. E-3 (Australia)16,688
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)2,981
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)1,263
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers293
  7. H-2A agricultural workers98
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 $165,006; middle half $131,000 to $202,444 · median prevailing wage $147,368 (marker) · 86,748 applications.

$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep19
  2. Bees3
  3. Brussel Sprouts2
  4. Goats2
  5. Garlic1
  6. sheep1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. San Francisco, CA264,072
  2. Fremont, CA59,367
  3. Menlo Park, CA50,206
  4. Pleasanton, CA33,091
  5. Redwood City, CA26,656
  6. San Mateo, CA25,697
  7. Foster City, CA23,894
  8. San Ramon, CA19,905
  9. Oakland, CA15,929
  10. South San Francisco, CA14,603
  11. Berkeley, CA11,240
  12. Newark, CA11,211
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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