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 %
Nextgen Technologies Inc	384	$91,156	86.68%
Bio Rad Laboratories Inc	383	$108,911	86.46%
Cloudera Inc	381	$129,128	86.20%
Logic Planet Cs Inc	380	$55,793	86.17%
Infinera Corporation	380	$124,034	86.17%
Delta Dental Of California	379	$116,161	86.93%
Intel Mobile Communications North America	378	$109,228	87.30%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	378	$95,475	87.30%
Altera Corporation	377	$102,327	87.47%
Cepheid	377	$114,572	87.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp	32	$75,131	34.41%
Novatel Wireless	32	$96,233	34.41%
Metricstream Inc	32	$120,402	34.78%
University Of California San Francisco	32	$94,127	34.78%
Jds Uniphase Corporation	32	$106,971	35.16%
Fluor Enterprises Inc	31	$106,816	34.44%
Apn Software Services Inc	31	$101,486	34.44%
Sri International	31	$77,983	34.44%
Mercedes Benz Research Development	31	$114,404	34.44%
Spokeo Inc	31	$100,550	34.44%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	1,586	$113,494	87.96%
Offices Of Dentists	1,458	$110,233	89.45%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,408	$101,580	90.78%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,364	$111,570	90.99%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,326	$130,746	89.47%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	1,303	$103,481	88.58%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1,294	$103,418	89.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	1,271	$104,727	88.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,200	$88,389	85.90%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$88,662	86.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	2	$29,796	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$30,722	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$37,606	100.00%
Spectator Sports	2	$36,421	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$26,058	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	2	$33,571	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,360	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$32,053	100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	1	$36,421	50.00%
Potato Farming	1	$30,722	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Payroll Services	108	$1,537,010	22.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	106	$159,117	22.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	103	$71,696	22.44%
Offices Of Chiropractors	102	$46,242	22.47%
Other Food Manufacturing	99	$48,514	22.20%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	98	$65,544	22.02%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	97	$77,008	22.05%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	95	$112,719	22.04%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	92	$85,039	21.75%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	92	$32,325	22.66%

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.