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
1,236,055	87.25%	$104,510	H-1B
144,051	10.17%	$144,477	PERM
30,331	2.14%	$109,456	E-3 Australian
6,165	0.44%	$31,590	H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Actuaries	711	$89,264	87.89%
Soil and Plant Scientists	684	$55,910	84.97%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	683	$46,554	85.16%
Aerospace Engineers	675	$103,345	84.80%
Interpreters and Translators	666	$47,827	84.20%
Judicial Law Clerks	660	$57,899	84.51%
Internists, General	659	$157,117	84.49%
Chief Executives	640	$186,755	83.22%
Managers, All Other	630	$116,173	84.91%
Data Warehousing Specialists	628	$112,922	85.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers	96	$145,604	42.67%
Childcare Workers	96	$27,331	42.86%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	91	$56,479	41.55%
Instructional Coordinators	91	$54,697	41.55%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	88	$66,729	40.18%
Computer User Support Specialists	87	$76,836	40.09%
Environmental Engineers	87	$82,736	40.47%
Interpreters and Translators	87	$43,870	40.65%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	87	$25,572	41.23%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	84	$59,568	39.81%

California Employees Over Time

California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sun Mar Rehabilitation Services Llc	28	$87,689	87.50%
Ulkasemi	28	$96,124	87.50%
Competitive Computer Information Technologies Inc	28	$82,009	87.50%
Umlaut Inc	28	$91,069	87.50%
Aditi Consulting Llc	28	$96,865	87.50%
Anagh Technologies Inc	28	$93,251	87.50%
Alert Enterprise Inc	28	$82,836	87.50%
Gss Infotech Inc	28	$71,808	87.50%
Uniwaysoft Group Inc	28	$64,222	87.50%
Truist Bank	28	$113,591	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ica Communications Arts Llc	2	$46,426	33.33%
Fata Inc Tata Acupuncturedba	2	$32,864	33.33%
Always Better Care Home Health Provider	2	$44,512	33.33%
Peppinos Italian Family Restaurant Dba Peppinos Inc	2	$26,541	33.33%
Guasha Research Institute Corp	2	$29,973	33.33%
Barry Controls	2	$72,426	33.33%
Gabledon And Sons Construction Inc	2	$47,362	33.33%
Keystone Brokerage Consulting	2	$56,483	33.33%
Types Ezr Inc	2	$47,986	33.33%
Bell Microproducts	2	$70,304	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	56	$87,235	87.50%
Wood Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Manufacturing	56	$65,232	87.50%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	55	$60,056	87.30%
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing	55	$91,017	87.30%
Photographic Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	55	$71,178	88.71%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	54	$73,334	87.10%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	54	$73,002	88.52%
Flight Training	54	$58,359	88.52%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	53	$85,215	86.89%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	53	$63,695	88.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	21	$59,876	87.50%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	21	$76,458	87.50%
Tree Nut Farming	21	$63,524	87.50%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation	21	$52,393	87.50%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	21	$58,591	91.30%
Glass Product Manufacturing Made Of Purchased Glass	21	$115,205	91.30%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	21	$50,363	91.30%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services	21	$38,336	91.30%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations	21	$99,884	91.30%
Cotton Farming	21	$2,008,589	91.30%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.