We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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California Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
1,132,362	86.89%	$100,819	H-1B
137,987	10.59%	$145,140	PERM
27,949	2.14%	$107,091	E-3 Australian
4,960	0.38%	$29,309	H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,303,258 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,132,362 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.89% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 137,987 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.59% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	645	$45,444	86.46%
Data Warehousing Specialists	629	$112,730	85.23%
Database Architects	624	$108,974	85.83%
Managers, All Other	619	$115,913	86.82%
Soil and Plant Scientists	619	$54,460	87.06%
Interpreters and Translators	617	$46,490	87.39%
Aerospace Engineers	598	$99,915	85.06%
Judicial Law Clerks	587	$56,549	83.50%
Art Directors	586	$104,432	84.68%
Robotics Engineers	583	$118,656	84.62%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Childcare Workers	90	$26,991	41.47%
Computer User Support Specialists	87	$76,836	40.85%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	87	$25,572	41.04%
Instructional Coordinators	87	$54,227	41.23%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	87	$66,640	41.43%
Interpreters and Translators	85	$43,451	40.48%
Environmental Engineers	83	$81,807	39.71%
Fashion Designers	81	$53,104	38.94%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	80	$58,525	38.46%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	79	$55,037	38.16%

California Employees Over Time

California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2022 with 107,868 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 90,720 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	42,735	$178,228	48.91%
China	15,777	$108,656	53.06%
South Korea	4,032	$154,868	40.97%
Canada	3,684	$145,079	47.74%
Taiwan	1,769	$272,719	36.38%
Philippines	1,733	$517,903	45.04%
Mexico	1,231	$85,995	37.92%
United Kingdom	913	$111,050	45.38%
Japan	796	$241,546	40.24%
France	786	$107,939	47.61%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Management Health Systems Llc	756	$44,705	85.62%
Populus Group Llc	754	$105,821	85.49%
Yelp Inc	751	$121,385	85.54%
Akamai Technologies Inc	745	$116,074	85.05%
Xoriant Corporation	733	$93,992	84.16%
University Of California At Santa Barbara	730	$61,780	84.59%
Hermes Microvision Inc	726	$108,011	86.74%
Cedars Sinai Medical Center	722	$66,795	86.36%
Globallogicinc	719	$106,948	86.31%
Informatica Llc	718	$124,305	86.82%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marin Software Inc	65	$102,120	33.16%
Mentor Graphics Corporation	65	$115,370	33.16%
Flextronics International Usa	64	$118,362	32.82%
University Of California Riverside	64	$65,677	33.16%
Clover Network Inc	64	$136,424	33.33%
Southern California Edison	63	$92,075	33.33%
Synapse Design Automation Inc	63	$145,634	33.69%
Veeva Systems Inc	63	$113,534	34.05%
Five9 Inc	62	$121,385	33.51%
Rgb Systems Dba Extron Electronics	61	$82,217	33.15%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	4,826	$74,934	87.35%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	4,825	$109,879	89.95%
Architectural Services	4,451	$58,974	85.14%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	4,445	$55,192	88.16%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,310	$87,406	88.46%
Commercial Banking	4,290	$102,389	89.26%
Marketing Consulting Services	4,240	$91,227	88.93%
Offices Of Lawyers	3,264	$101,577	82.26%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,072	$114,487	93.52%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	2,715	$109,412	88.70%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	25	$34,380	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	24	$30,795	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$30,575	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	17	$34,754	100.00%
Hay Farming	17	$35,034	100.00%
Other Animal Production	15	$33,355	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	13	$30,080	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$36,296	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	12	$36,859	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	11	$26,058	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	399	$76,340	33.56%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	391	$104,983	33.42%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	352	$91,002	32.06%
Scientific Research And Development Services	303	$99,007	27.87%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	267	$89,881	26.92%
Employment Placement Agencies	259	$44,050	26.78%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	247	$39,853	26.59%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	230	$98,492	24.76%
Other Residential Care Facilities	211	$30,864	24.14%
Other Financial Investment Activities	201	$100,178	23.08%

California Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in California to that of the other top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in California over all years is $100,819. California has the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states, with the second highest average wage being WA with an average wage of $99,834.