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 %
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 262 $106,291 87.63%
Flextronics International Usa Inc 262 $111,426 87.92%
Thumbtack Inc 261 $147,317 87.88%
Ansys Inc 261 $117,382 88.18%
Samsung Electronics America Inc 261 $150,230 88.47%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 260 $112,954 88.14%
Veeva Systems Inc 260 $118,078 88.14%
Atlassian Us Inc 260 $177,543 88.44%
The Salk Institute For Biological Studies 258 $51,453 87.76%
Advantage It Inc 258 $51,572 88.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Joe Esnoz 2 $28,801 100.00%
Rose Honey Corporation 2 $39,936 100.00%
Fresh Harvest Incorporated 2 $28,954 100.00%
Circle M Livestock John Thomas Muller 2 $17,070 100.00%
Jl Reynaga Pollination And Honey 2 $38,750 100.00%
Kingbee Apiarys Dba Bee Keeping 2 $26,520 100.00%
Auza Farms Inc 2 $21,869 100.00%
Oscar Sanchez 2 $37,606 100.00%
Slaven Ranch 2 $26,668 100.00%
Hikari Farms Llc 2 $39,936 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Incedo Inc 22 $127,323 34.92%
Stratedge Inc 22 $108,728 35.48%
Verb Surgical Inc 22 $129,141 35.48%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 22 $104,508 35.48%
Flexon Technologies Inc 22 $117,027 35.48%
Toyota Research Institute Inc 22 $142,946 35.48%
Sf Motors Inc 22 $112,001 35.48%
Activision Blizzard Media Llc 22 $110,732 36.07%
Cumming Management Group Inc 22 $106,390 36.07%
Delart Technology Services Llc 22 $172,090 36.07%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Footwear Manufacturing 153 $127,010 85.96%
Offices Of Chiropractors 152 $55,987 85.88%
Other Insurance Funds 151 $97,773 86.78%
Credit Unions 150 $116,353 87.72%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 149 $76,436 87.13%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 149 $68,056 87.13%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 147 $84,365 88.55%
Packaging And Labeling Services 145 $91,112 87.35%
Business Support Services 145 $76,427 87.88%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 144 $100,470 87.27%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage