H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 87-0746811Updated Jun 2026

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Filed 103 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

60.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is a state agency responsible for managing California's prison system and rehabilitation programs. It has filed 103 H-1B petitions between 2010 and 2026, with H-1B sponsorship concentrated in healthcare and mental health roles.

In FY2026, CDCR filed 5 H-1B petitions and achieved a 60% certification rate. Activity peaked in FY2025 with 15 filings. Psychiatrists dominate the agency's H-1B hiring, accounting for 39 filings across all years, followed by clinical and counseling psychologists (14 filings) and other physicians (13 filings). These roles reflect CDCR's need for mental health and medical professionals within correctional facilities. The agency also sponsors positions for recreational therapists and rehabilitation counselors.

Overall, CDCR's H-1B certification rate stands at 34.95% across all years, with no denials on record. Withdrawals are minimal at 0.97%. The agency's H-1B filing pattern shows variability, with a notable increase in recent years after lower activity from 2020 to 2023.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	87.8%
Cert-withdrawn	9.7%
Withdrawn	2.4%

Certified87.8%

Cert-withdrawn9.7%

Withdrawn2.4%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1223	Psychiatrists	39
2	19-3033	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	14
3	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	13
4	29-1125	Recreational Therapists	5
5	21-1015	Rehabilitation Counselors	4
6	29-1031	Dietitians and Nutritionists	4
7	29-1171	Nurse Practitioners	4
8	21-1021	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3
9	35-1012	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1
10	29-1051	Pharmacists	1

Psychiatrists

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Physicians, All Other

Recreational Therapists

Rehabilitation Counselors

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Nurse Practitioners

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Pharmacists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	4
FY2011	1
FY2012	2
FY2013	3
FY2014	10
FY2015	8
FY2016	8
FY2017	8
FY2018	10
FY2019	8
FY2020	4
FY2021	5
FY2022	3
FY2023	2
FY2024	7
FY2025	15
FY2026	5

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