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Companies hiring Biological Technicians in California: 393 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
138 employers had 393 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Biological Technicians (occupation code 19-4021) with a worksite in California, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $70,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Biological Technicians in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 65 | Staff Research Associate III; Staff Research Associate 3; Staff Research Associate IV | $77,804 | $75,538 | June 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 26 | Project Scientist; Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee; Staff Research Associate | $74,190 | $71,584 | March 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford, Palo Alto | 17 | Life Science Research Professional 1; Life Science Research Professional 2; Life Sciences Rsch Prof 1 | $66,560 | $49,629 | December 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, West Hollywood | 17 | Research Associate; Postdoctoral Scientist; Project Scientist | $77,085 | $76,554 | June 24, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | La Jolla | 10 | Research Associate I; Research Assistant II; Resesarch Associate II | $49,962 | $42,620 | January 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| HD Biosciences, Inc. | San Diego | 10 | Research Associate II; Research Associate III | $56,100 | $53,539 | April 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla | 8 | Research Assistant III; Research Assistant II; Senior Translational Specialist | $62,428 | $56,046 | July 1, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Natera, Inc. | San Carlos, Newark | 7 | Research Technician; Research Associate 2; Clinical Lab Scientist I | $68,000 | $58,272 | June 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Genista Biosciences Inc. | San Jose | 7 | Research Associate, Biology; Laboratory Operations Manager | $75,088 | $75,088 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | Novato, San Rafael | 7 | Research Associate; Research Associate 2, Tech Ops; Sr. Analyst, QC | $83,500 | $63,731 | June 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology | La Jolla | 7 | Research Technician II; Research Technician III; Research Technician | $50,000 | $45,344 | September 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Eurofins Professional Scientific Services West, LLC | Berkeley, Foster City | 5 | Formulation Development Chemist; Biochemistry Analytical Group Leader; Scientist III (331-060) | $68,661 | $68,661 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte | 5 | Research Associate; Senior Research Associate | $56,200 | $53,573 | July 24, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC | Foster City, Berkeley | 5 | Scientist II Analytical; Scientist III; Formulation Scientist III | $70,000 | $60,757 | May 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Standard BioTools Inc. | San Diego, South San Francisco | 4 | Senior Scientific Technical Specialist | $111,745 | $73,570 | June 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| MEDIC Life Sciences, Inc | Palo Alto, Mountain View | 4 | Research Associate; Research Associate I | $63,107 | $63,107 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla | 4 | Research Assistant II; Research Assistant III | $58,240 | $49,566 | March 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| California Medical Research Associates Inc. | Northridge | 4 | Biological Technician/Clinical Research Study Coordinator; Biological Technician/Clinical Research | $38,990 | $39,968 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | Carlsbad | 4 | Research Associate; Quality Control Biological Specialist; Senior Research Associate | $58,209 | $58,209 | May 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| HumanCells BioSciences | Milpitas | 4 | Research Associate | $66,510 | $51,106 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope | Duarte | 4 | Research Associate; Cell Manufacturing Associate; Quality Control Associate | $72,654 | $52,270 | November 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Applied StemCell Inc. | Milpitas | 4 | Research Associate; Research Associate II; Group Lead, Cell Biology | $77,800 | $73,778 | March 31, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Novogene Corporation Inc. | Sacramento, Rancho Cordova | 4 | Technical Support Scientist; Technical Support Lead; Technical Support Specialist | $70,100 | $62,171 | August 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research | Palo Alto, Emeryville | 4 | Life Sciences Research Associate II; Life Sciences Research Assistant II | $66,498 | $54,496 | June 6, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Adjuvia Therapeutics, Inc. | San Francisco | 3 | Research Associate II | $68,661 | $68,661 | June 4, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Vaxart, Inc. | South San Francisco | 3 | Research Associate II; Research Associate III, Process Sample Analysis; Research Associate II, Process Sample Analysis | $88,400 | $78,384 | January 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BillionToOne, Inc. | Menlo Park, Union City | 3 | Senior Reagent Manufacturing Associate; Senior Research Associate; Reagent Manufacturing Associate II | $70,000 | $55,786 | September 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) | Moss Landing | 3 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $77,000 | $71,344 | August 6, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Ultima Genomics, Inc. | Fremont, South San Francisco | 3 | Field Service Engineer II; Research Associate I; Supervisor, Sequencing Operations | $81,557 | $81,557 | July 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Mission Bio, Inc. | South San Francisco | 3 | Sr. QC Associate I; Research Associate III; Research Associate | $75,774 | $75,774 | July 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Microbiologics, Inc. | San Diego | 3 | Research Associate III | $86,173 | $58,552 | October 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Vibrant Wellness LLC | Santa Clara | 2 | Sr. Biology Research Technologist | $69,514 | $69,514 | January 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Lonza Manufacturing LLC | Vacaville | 2 | QC Associate II Microbiology | $87,849 | $64,095 | January 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Vitalant | San Francisco | 2 | Immunology Core Biological Technician | $68,293 | $66,726 | March 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga, Chino | 2 | Researcher; Animal Scientist I | $62,400 | $38,147 | June 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Enqubio Inc | San Diego | 2 | Senior Research Associate; Research Associate III | $65,670 | $62,806 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Aditi Consulting LLC | Thousand Oaks | 2 | Associate Scientist | $75,400 | $54,475 | April 24, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Abio Technologies Inc | Redwood City | 2 | Associate Product Manager; Biological Science Technician | $107,500 | $94,432 | May 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BigHat Biosciences, Inc. | San Mateo | 2 | Senior Research Associate; Research Associate II | $84,000 | $58,968 | May 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Amber and Adam Tarshis Foundation | Los Angeles | 2 | Lab Technician II | $70,000 | $55,286 | May 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Aviva Systems Biology Coorporation | San Diego | 2 | Manufacturing Associate | $73,570 | $73,570 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| MedGenome, Inc. | Foster City | 2 | Research Associate I; Research Associate II | $72,218 | $72,218 | May 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Vibrant Genomics LLC | San Jose | 2 | Biology Research Technologist | $63,107 | $63,107 | June 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| San Diego Biomedical Research Institute | San Diego | 2 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $69,975 | $66,227 | June 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Syntopa Inc. | San Mateo | 2 | Research Associate | $63,731 | $63,731 | September 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Gene On Link LLC | Chino Hills | 2 | Biological Technician | $52,000 | $48,110 | August 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC | El Monte | 2 | Biological Laboratory Technician; Biological Technician | $68,025 | $61,714 | June 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Plasmidsaurus, Inc. | San Diego | 2 | Lab Technician II | $53,540 | $52,042 | May 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| MycoWorks | Emeryville | 2 | Research Associate, Mycology | $51,667 | $51,667 | May 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 2 | Staff Research Associate | $80,316 | $80,316 | April 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc. | Richmond | 2 | Research Associate | $68,266 | $68,266 | April 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 2 | Microscopy Technician; Research Lab Technician | $57,790 | $40,550 | December 3, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Eurofins DiscoveRX Corporation | Fremont, San Diego | 2 | Scientist II | $78,478 | $44,970 | May 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| The University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 2 | Research Lab Tech III/Supervisor; Research Lab Technician III/Supervisor | $44,990 | $44,990 | May 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ReCode Therapeutics, Inc. | Menlo Park | 2 | Research Associate II, Bioanalytical; Research Associate II | $89,000 | $83,699 | May 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| CCS Associates, Inc. | San Jose | 2 | Senior Research Associate | $73,367 | $64,688 | March 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside | 2 | Laboratory Assistant | $43,108 | $36,680 | February 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Doheny Eye Institute | Pasadena | 2 | Research Associate | $66,000 | $51,126 | February 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Norvoc Bioscience, Inc. | Irvine | 2 | Biological Technician | $76,000 | $45,916 | May 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. | San Francisco | 2 | Research Associate II, Preclinical Pharmacology; Research Associate II | $62,000 | $58,926 | April 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| XDemics Corporation | Novato | 1 | Research Associate | $85,000 | $68,661 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Jackson Laboratory | Sacramento | 1 | Preclinical Technologist III | $65,042 | $65,042 | November 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| AUG Consulting L.L.C. | San Diego | 1 | Laboratory Fellow | $58,000 | $57,138 | February 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Ohana One International | Los Angeles | 1 | Special Project Researcher | $46,800 | $46,634 | March 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Bay State Milling Company | Woodland | 1 | Quality Lab Technician | $52,307 | $48,069 | March 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Mgi US LLC | Sunnyvale | 1 | Research Associate | $75,000 | $63,107 | March 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Guardant Health, Inc. | Redwood City | 1 | Biospecimen Associate | $81,557 | $81,557 | April 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Revolution Medicines, Inc. | Redwood City | 1 | Senior Research Associate, Cancer Pharmacology | $114,960 | $94,432 | April 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| ImYoo, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Director of Patient Experience | $115,000 | $87,090 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Novocure Inc. | North Hollywood | 1 | Device Support Specialist, New Indications | $77,256 | $68,245 | April 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Grann Pharmaceuticals Inc. | San Marcos | 1 | Biological Technician | $75,000 | $73,570 | April 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Aegea Biotechnologies, Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate II | $65,354 | $65,354 | May 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Genentech, Inc. | South San Francisco | 1 | Quality Control Analyst | $78,500 | $55,786 | May 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Teco Diagnostics | Anaheim | 1 | Biological Technician | $58,000 | $57,450 | May 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Scithera, Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Sr. Research Associate | $75,000 | $48,922 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Crownlands, Inc | San Francisco | 1 | Clinical Operations Associate | $100,000 | $68,661 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Coherence Neuro Global, Inc. | Palo Alto | 1 | Research Associate I | $70,000 | $63,107 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sant P. Chawla M.D. Inc. | Santa Monica | 1 | Research Assistant | $65,000 | $57,450 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Earli Inc. | Redwood City | 1 | Sr. Research Associate | $94,432 | $94,432 | May 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Active Motif Inc | Carlsbad | 1 | Research Associate II | $74,000 | $57,138 | May 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Epimeron USA | San Carlos | 1 | Research Associate, Strain Engineering | $75,000 | $68,661 | May 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Animal Dermatology Group, Inc. | Tustin | 1 | Lead Satellite Veterinary Technician | $68,640 | $68,245 | May 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| NeuCyte, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Research Associate | $63,107 | $63,107 | June 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Truabutment, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Research Associate | $62,000 | $57,450 | June 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Dinya DNA Inc. | Oakland | 1 | Senior Research Associate | $119,167 | $94,432 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Kelker Pharma, Inc. | Riverside | 1 | Laboratory Scientist | $66,000 | $65,354 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| PrognomiQ, Inc. | San Mateo | 1 | Research Associate - Metabolomics | $100,000 | $69,181 | July 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Crown Bioscience Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Technical Specialist | $62,608 | Not listed | June 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Meiyen Laboratory Inc. | Westlake Village | 1 | Biological Technician | $40,019 | Not listed | July 10, 2025 | dol.gov |
| US Pharmatech, Inc. | Torrance | 1 | Biological Technician | $40,539 | Not listed | February 26, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Arc Research Institute | Palo Alto | 1 | Research Associate | $75,900 | $50,440 | June 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Innomics, Inc. | Sunnyvale | 1 | Mass Spec Technician “ Proteomics and Metabolomics | $75,000 | $74,422 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Vibrant America LLC | Santa Clara | 1 | Biology Research Technologist | $62,421 | $62,421 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Frontage Laboratories, Inc. | Hayward | 1 | Research Associate | $72,000 | $63,731 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| California Fertility Clinics LLC | Los Angeles | 1 | IVF Laboratory Assistant | $59,280 | $55,286 | June 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Excelsior Nutrition Inc. | Anaheim | 1 | Quality Associate | $52,000 | $43,014 | May 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Bright Cell, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Research Associate | $50,400 | $43,014 | May 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC | Burlingame | 1 | Bacteriology Analyst | $51,667 | $51,667 | April 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| West Biofuels, LLC | Woodland | 1 | Thermochemical Researcher | $84,000 | $64,771 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of Pittsburgh | San Jose | 1 | Senior Research Specialist | $54,892 | $54,891 | December 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| CZ Biohub SF, LLC | Stanford | 1 | Research Associate II | $75,338 | $75,338 | November 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| AbTherx, Inc. | Foster City | 1 | Antibody Discovery Research Associate II | $77,500 | $51,667 | November 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Complete Genomics LLC | San Jose | 1 | Research Associate, NGS | $75,000 | $62,421 | November 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Nitto BioPharma Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate, Platform Biology | $63,794 | $60,840 | September 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Ab Sciex LLC | Monterey Park | 1 | Field Service Engineer | $92,795 | $55,286 | September 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation | Richmond | 1 | Research Technician C | $72,000 | $63,731 | August 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Grail, LLC | Menlo Park | 1 | Senior Associate Scientist | $107,855 | $87,838 | August 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Populus Group LLC | South San Francisco | 1 | Sr. Research Associate | $104,000 | $75,774 | July 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Synthego Corporation | Redwood City | 1 | Quality Assurance Specialist | $110,000 | $63,731 | July 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ClinRe Inc. | Fresno | 1 | Research Specialist | $43,264 | $33,925 | June 20, 2024 | dol.gov |
| The Lowy Medical Research Institute | La Jolla | 1 | Mass Spectrometry Analyst | $80,000 | $45,344 | June 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ImmunityBio, Inc. | Culver City | 1 | Senior Manufacturing Associate | $79,040 | $51,126 | June 6, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Beacon Discovery Inc | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate I | $52,000 | $49,608 | May 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Flatiron Bio, LLC | San Carlos | 1 | Research Associate | $90,013 | $83,699 | May 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Atomic Machines Inc. | Berkeley | 1 | Chemical Lab Technician | $83,200 | $60,757 | May 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Asieris Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. | Palo Alto | 1 | Research Associate I | $78,000 | $73,778 | April 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Hygia Reagents Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Biological Technicians | $59,280 | $58,552 | April 17, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Charles River Laboratories, Inc. | South San Francisco | 1 | Research Associate 2 | $51,792 | $40,040 | March 27, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Persephone Biosciences, Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate | $60,000 | $58,552 | February 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Southern California Institute for Research and Education | Long Beach | 1 | Research Associate | $54,496 | $54,496 | December 22, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Bear Valley Community Healthcare District | Big Bear Lake | 1 | Research Lab Scientist | $47,133 | $47,133 | October 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| ZymoChem, Inc. | San Leandro | 1 | Research Associate III | $72,000 | $70,034 | October 4, 2023 | dol.gov |
| MP Biomedicals, LLC | Irvine | 1 | R&D Scientist I | $78,000 | $72,301 | August 31, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Enterey, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Consultant, Biotech Projects | $82,500 | $58,448 | August 28, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Cellbae Inc. | Berkeley | 1 | Research Engineer | $60,757 | $60,757 | August 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| BioConsortia, Inc. | Davis | 1 | Senior Research Associate and Safety Manager | $73,000 | $62,171 | August 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Foundation | Big Bear Lake | 1 | Research Lab Scientist | $47,133 | $47,133 | July 31, 2023 | dol.gov |
| The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Medical Center | Torrance | 1 | Staff Research Associate I | $51,126 | $51,126 | July 28, 2023 | dol.gov |
| ImmunoScape, Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate | $80,000 | $58,552 | July 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Focalone Soft Inc | Corona | 1 | Bio Technology Consultant | $53,144 | $53,144 | June 14, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Quick Biology Inc | Monrovia | 1 | Research Associate | $50,000 | $41,704 | June 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Allure Labs, LLC | Hayward | 1 | Microbiology Technician | $80,000 | $63,648 | June 2, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Proteologix US Inc | Redwood City | 1 | Research Associate II | $63,648 | $63,648 | June 1, 2023 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, Irvine | Irvine | 1 | Research Analyst | $90,000 | $57,970 | May 12, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Lucence Health Inc. | Palo Alto | 1 | Clinical Laboratory Scientist | $174,720 | $75,338 | April 27, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation | Los Angeles | 1 | Postdoctoral Researcher | $55,596 | $54,766 | March 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| The Belport Company, Inc. | Camarillo | 1 | Biological Technician | $60,403 | $42,370 | February 27, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Boz Life Science Research and Teaching Institute | San Diego | 1 | Research Associate | $51,917 | $44,470 | November 17, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 30, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.