H-1B sponsorCARank #178FEIN 94-6036494Updated Jun 2026

University of California, Davis

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of California, Davis. Filed 2,775 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

107

Rank #178 · FY2026

Certified

59.8%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.9%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of California, Davis is a public research university in California that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized roles in science, medicine, and technology. In FY2026, the university filed 107 H-1B petitions with a 59.8% certification rate, reflecting strong approval outcomes for that year.

Since 2010, UC Davis has accumulated 2,775 H-1B filings across 17 years, with peak activity between 2010 and 2019 (averaging 220+ filings annually). Activity dropped sharply from 2020 to 2022, then resumed in 2023. The employer's role mix is heavily concentrated in research and academic positions: Biochemists and Biophysicists (1,099 filings), Medical Scientists (498 filings), and Biological Science Teachers (374 filings) represent the top three occupations, reflecting the university's research mission.

Overall, UC Davis maintains a strong certification record of 15.14% across all filings, with negligible denial and withdrawal rates (0% and 0.5% respectively). The recent FY2026 spike in certification to 59.8% suggests improved petition quality or processing in that fiscal year.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	70.1%
Cert-withdrawn	27.6%
Withdrawn	2.3%

Certified70.1%

Cert-withdrawn27.6%

Withdrawn2.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by University of California, Davis across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,099
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	498
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	374
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	102
5	15-1252	Software Developers	98
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	92
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	73
8	19-1013	Soil and Plant Scientists	63
9	29-1131	Veterinarians	54
10	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	41

Biochemists and Biophysicists

1,099

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

498

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

374

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

102

Software Developers

Biological Technicians

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Soil and Plant Scientists

Veterinarians

Biological Scientists, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	263
FY2011	211
FY2012	261
FY2013	222
FY2014	205
FY2015	217
FY2016	183
FY2017	185
FY2018	195
FY2019	234
FY2020	3
FY2021	1
FY2022	2
FY2023	54
FY2024	202
FY2025	230
FY2026	107

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