EXPLORE / LOCATIONS / CALIFORNIA

California (CA)

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339,099

H-1B approvals (all yrs)

92.8%

LCA certification rate

15,768

Employers filing, latest yr

Top occupations shown

Where this fits nationally

// California highlighted

AKAlaska

MEMaine

WAWashington

MTMontana

NDNorth Dakota

MNMinnesota

WIWisconsin

MIMichigan

VTVermont

NHNew Hampshire

OROregon

IDIdaho

WYWyoming

SDSouth Dakota

IAIowa

ILIllinois

INIndiana

OHOhio

NYNew York

MAMassachusetts

RIRhode Island

CACalifornia

NVNevada

UTUtah

COColorado

NENebraska

KSKansas

MOMissouri

KYKentucky

WVWest Virginia

PAPennsylvania

NJNew Jersey

CTConnecticut

AZArizona

NMNew Mexico

OKOklahoma

ARArkansas

TNTennessee

VAVirginia

MDMaryland

DEDelaware

HIHawaii

TXTexas

LALouisiana

MSMississippi

ALAlabama

GAGeorgia

SCSouth Carolina

NCNorth Carolina

DCDistrict of Columbia

FLFlorida

LCA filings by year

// worksite in California

YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate

2025

110,926

103,45493.3%

2024

102,108

93,45791.5%

2023

123,478

112,18490.9%

2022

123,097

113,83892.5%

2021

177,848

166,67993.7%

2020

116,018

109,71694.6%

H-1B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

21,351

44198.0%

2024

23,396

46498.1%

2023

4,661

25794.8%

2022

25,012

51598.0%

2021

24,244

79296.8%

2020

25,555

2,46591.2%

2019

31,216

4,78686.7%

2018

15,642

3,49881.7%

2017

17,246

1,89190.1%

2016

H-2A petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

30,815

28799.1%

2024

32,005

20399.4%

2021

31,746

16999.5%

2020

28,548

10199.6%

2019

24,805

1699.9%

2018

20,059

1799.9%

2017

18,270

1100.0%

2016

12,166

0100.0%

2015

8,907

0100.0%

H-2B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

637

499.4%

2024

2,617

2199.2%

2019

1,759

399.8%

2017

0—

2016

0—

2015

0—

Top employers (H-1B, latest year)

Meta Platforms, Inc.1,554

Google LLC1,039

Apple Inc.822

NVIDIA Corporation560

BYTEDANCE INC.449

HCL AMERICA INC379

TikTok Inc.378

The Leland Stanford, Jr University328

Top occupations (LCA, latest year)

Software Developers36,159

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer4,584

Data Scientists4,219

Information Technology Project Managers3,535

Computer and Information Systems Managers3,514

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3,282

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2,849

Accountants and Auditors2,345

Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE