LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Block H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Block filed 16 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 41% of its 39 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (6) and the most common city is Oakland (13).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 |
| Software Product Manager | 2 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Risk & Signals Control | 1 |
| Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), Support | 1 |
| Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling) | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Oakland | 13 |
| Milpitas | 1 |
| Venice | 1 |
| Redwood City | 1 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 6 |
| Data Scientists | 4 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 2 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | 8% |
| Level III | 3 | 23% |
| Level IV | 9 | 69% |
Median offered wage in California: $225,188 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $195,034 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Block in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 39 |
| Washington | 8 |
| New York | 5 |