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 %
Database Architects	618	$108,881	85.60%
Art Directors	615	$106,547	87.86%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	603	$88,580	87.01%
Editors	596	$51,581	87.39%
Natural Sciences Managers	589	$137,855	86.36%
Microbiologists	581	$65,145	86.20%
Purchasing Managers	558	$110,987	84.55%
Biostatisticians	554	$102,605	85.49%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	551	$65,998	87.32%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	550	$115,883	87.58%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	83	$47,481	39.52%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	81	$768,894	38.94%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	80	$28,488	38.46%
Biological Scientists, All Other	78	$65,846	37.86%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	77	$61,688	37.56%
Aerospace Engineers	75	$106,566	36.76%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	75	$71,312	37.50%
Materials Scientists	75	$94,728	37.69%
Technical Writers	75	$82,018	37.88%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	74	$65,348	37.56%

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 %
Vnuit Llc	28	$71,825	90.32%
Amphion Global Inc	28	$80,613	90.32%
Vigilant Technologies Llc	28	$82,850	90.32%
Sri Anjaneya Technologies Llc	28	$69,223	90.32%
Causeway Capital Management Llc	28	$106,279	90.32%
Harward Technologies Llc	28	$98,339	90.32%
App Annie Inc	28	$112,388	90.32%
Crunchbase Inc	28	$130,757	90.32%
Udacity Inc	28	$113,701	90.32%
Circle Internet Financial Llc	28	$169,586	90.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beecrazee Inc	2	$66,622	33.33%
Syba Multimedia Inc	2	$52,260	33.33%
Dane Elec Corp Usa	2	$64,865	33.33%
Soma Usa Inc	2	$56,836	33.33%
Sidley Austin Llp	2	$101,150	33.33%
Kaplan Electric Inc	2	$64,522	33.33%
Phelan Acupuncture Herbs	2	$50,898	33.33%
Keb La Financial Corp	2	$36,379	33.33%
Medwrite Inc	2	$63,045	33.33%
Marshall Stevens	2	$83,367	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	2,366	$87,908	87.99%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	2,364	$100,541	89.21%
Educational Support Services	2,320	$83,155	89.16%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	2,300	$133,209	88.63%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2,257	$142,315	88.03%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	2,255	$103,489	91.18%
Motion Picture And Video Production	2,234	$81,435	90.85%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	2,077	$86,598	85.09%
Temporary Help Services	2,039	$97,246	84.01%
Consumer Lending	1,993	$121,946	82.80%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Support Activities For Animal Production	6	$18,896	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	6	$28,104	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	6	$31,673	100.00%
Farm Management Services	5	$29,707	100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers	4	$32,718	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$35,662	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	4	$37,367	100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3	$83,893	100.00%
Corn Farming	3	$36,989	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	3	$31,906	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	702	$113,152	100.00%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	675	$92,308	100.00%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	672	$101,016	100.00%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	655	$316,646	100.00%
Temporary Help Services	605	$3,172,154	100.00%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	594	$85,618	100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	584	$32,719	100.00%
Consumer Lending	582	$121,241	100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	558	$63,576	100.00%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	540	$64,121	100.00%

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.