Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Editors | 574 | $50,029 | 85.29% |
Manufacturing Engineers | 550 | $98,878 | 83.71% |
Chief Executives | 547 | $179,427 | 86.69% |
Microbiologists | 544 | $63,334 | 89.62% |
Financial Quantitative Analysts | 530 | $92,042 | 88.48% |
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 506 | $64,384 | 87.24% |
Natural Sciences Managers | 503 | $134,757 | 87.33% |
Family and General Practitioners | 497 | $153,647 | 87.50% |
Purchasing Managers | 495 | $105,751 | 87.92% |
Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 493 | $87,332 | 88.19% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 77 | $47,309 | 37.75% |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 76 | $27,069 | 37.25% |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 73 | $60,578 | 36.68% |
Biological Scientists, All Other | 73 | $64,145 | 37.82% |
Materials Scientists | 72 | $93,830 | 37.89% |
Computer Network Support Specialists | 72 | $79,047 | 38.10% |
Technical Writers | 71 | $82,381 | 37.77% |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 71 | $70,551 | 37.97% |
Aerospace Engineers | 70 | $105,766 | 37.84% |
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 68 | $63,704 | 37.36% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Bulgaria | 66 | $94,715 | 41.25% |
United States Of America | 66 | $1,169,048 | 44.30% |
Mongolia | 65 | $74,696 | 44.83% |
Portugal | 59 | $107,444 | 40.69% |
El Salvador | 54 | $53,942 | 41.22% |
Switzerland | 53 | $2,780,717 | 41.73% |
Hungary | 51 | $99,080 | 44.74% |
Finland | 49 | $109,962 | 44.55% |
Denmark | 49 | $118,372 | 45.79% |
Costa Rica | 48 | $103,734 | 45.28% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Google Llc | 38,716 | $127,956 | 94.62% |
Infosys Limited | 36,898 | $83,664 | 99.63% |
Apple Inc | 22,458 | $137,574 | 95.00% |
Facebook Inc | 13,287 | $138,722 | 79.66% |
Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 13,278 | $77,335 | 90.33% |
Qualcomm Technologies Inc | 12,429 | $111,545 | 91.74% |
Google Inc | 11,217 | $104,626 | 83.70% |
Ernst Young Us Llp | 10,887 | $87,513 | 92.65% |
Wipro Limited | 10,642 | $83,359 | 96.42% |
Intel Corporation | 10,332 | $112,309 | 94.84% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Apple Inc | 9,547 | $120,655 | 82.47% |
Google Inc | 6,753 | $104,685 | 70.73% |
Cisco Systems Inc | 5,845 | $115,778 | 78.35% |
Oracle America Inc | 3,708 | $116,020 | 54.91% |
Linkedin Corporation | 2,794 | $120,757 | 42.45% |
Amazoncom Services Llc | 2,375 | $116,864 | 40.63% |
Paypal Inc | 2,178 | $117,471 | 58.74% |
Yahoo Inc | 1,800 | $109,314 | 49.71% |
Microsoft Corporation | 1,740 | $112,768 | 56.20% |
Broadcom Corporation | 1,451 | $111,455 | 51.93% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 17,764 | $106,869 | 85.22% |
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 16,252 | $92,674 | 94.43% |
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants | 15,717 | $79,425 | 94.75% |
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities | 13,776 | $127,944 | 93.01% |
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 9,480 | $98,388 | 93.54% |
Management Consulting Services | 9,232 | $89,300 | 92.69% |
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences | 8,765 | $106,353 | 91.38% |
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 6,554 | $75,736 | 94.51% |
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 6,097 | $99,638 | 88.20% |
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing | 5,166 | $116,276 | 90.68% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Crop Production | 83 | $35,077 | 100.00% |
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production | 76 | $35,004 | 100.00% |
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating | 73 | $28,085 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry | 59 | $35,754 | 100.00% |
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting | 58 | $34,656 | 100.00% |
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming | 45 | $25,279 | 100.00% |
Other Crop Farming | 44 | $34,410 | 100.00% |
Cattle Ranching And Farming | 41 | $31,076 | 100.00% |
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 34 | $31,432 | 100.00% |
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming | 29 | $33,533 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Offices Of Lawyers | 855 | $88,146 | 21.63% |
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services | 837 | $117,870 | 22.03% |
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 716 | $106,518 | 31.79% |
Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 625 | $327,423 | 29.98% |
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 502 | $61,574 | 30.63% |
Freight Transportation Arrangement | 498 | $63,811 | 35.29% |
Limited Service Restaurants | 480 | $32,183 | 35.16% |
Other Management Consulting Services | 440 | $104,728 | 34.08% |
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners | 431 | $207,577 | 33.59% |
Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing | 423 | $91,011 | 34.76% |
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.