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Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 42200) · United States

Applications on record
9,244
FY2025
479
FY2026 to 30 June
409
Share of U.S. total
0.08%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$112,229
Median wage$112,229certified 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

Applications by fiscal year — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

293585FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
293585FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008453
FY2009451
FY2010500
FY2011421
FY2012388
FY2013365
FY2014524
FY2015486
FY2016545
FY2017536
FY2018576
FY2019585
FY2020514
FY2021491
FY2022577
FY2023489
FY2024455
FY2025479
FY2026*409
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*73425775
FY202595430674
FY202495527580
FY202386133270
FY202286543650
FY202177235260
FY202066038464
FY201958545765
FY2018661392117
FY201753138498
FY2016361400108
FY201532138469
FY201421044459
FY20130032243
FY20120032167
FY20110033883
FY201000391109
FY20090040645
FY20080037974
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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

Applications by employer
  1. University of California at Santa Barbara1,630
  2. Citrix Online LLC285
  3. AppFolio Inc.272
  4. Deckers Outdoor Corporation228
  5. Sonos, Inc.224
  6. Yardi Systems, Inc185
  7. Amazon.com Services LLC137
  8. Citrix Systems, Inc.124
  9. Sunera Technologies, Inc110
  10. Procore Technologies, Inc.110
  11. The Devereux Foundation89
  12. Google LLC88
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 Developers1,772
  2. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse740
  3. Computer Systems Analysts394
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other280
  5. Computer Programmers203
  6. Electrical Engineers177
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists166
  8. Mechanical Engineers163
  9. Computer and Information Systems Managers154
  10. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer147
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,287
  2. PERM labour certification1,410
  3. H-2A agricultural workers844
  4. E-3 (Australia)238
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)35
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers30
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)9
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 $112,229; middle half $82,335 to $152,438 · median prevailing wage $95,493 (marker) · 812 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Strawberries103
  2. Squash14
  3. Celery9
  4. Lettuce9
  5. Broccoli7
  6. Vineyards7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Santa Barbara, CA4,086
  2. Goleta, CA2,930
  3. Santa Maria, CA989
  4. Carpinteria, CA592
  5. Lompoc, CA199
  6. Guadalupe, CA62
  7. Buellton, CA61
  8. Santa Ynez, CA54
  9. Mission Hills, CA46
  10. Los Alamos, CA44
  11. Solvang, CA30
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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