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 %
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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%
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 %
Servicetitan Inc 252 $110,294 86.90%
Bodhtree Solutionsinc 252 $72,607 87.50%
Blackhawk Network Inc 251 $131,509 87.46%
Experis Us Inc 250 $84,257 87.11%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 249 $109,492 86.76%
The Salk Institute For Biological Studies 249 $50,154 86.76%
Teqtron Inc 249 $89,639 87.37%
Ispace Inc 249 $77,379 87.68%
Ansys Inc 247 $115,992 86.97%
Mobilenet Services Inc 247 $59,416 86.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eventbrite Inc 21 $123,237 35.00%
Egain Corporation 21 $131,374 35.00%
Ncs Pearson Inc 21 $127,803 35.00%
Techtu Business Solutions Inc 21 $103,836 35.00%
Treasure Data Inc 21 $150,385 35.00%
Shipt Inc 21 $116,879 35.00%
Arlo Technologies Inc 21 $117,038 35.00%
Toyota Research Institute Inc 21 $143,083 35.00%
Activision Blizzard Media Llc 21 $107,360 35.59%
Total Care Services Group Inc 20 $25,747 33.90%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Educational Support Services 2,162 $81,497 87.96%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 2,154 $102,582 88.06%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 2,120 $130,903 87.35%
Motion Picture And Video Production 2,102 $79,130 91.19%
Temporary Help Services 1,881 $95,750 82.61%
Advertising Agencies 1,881 $80,679 82.94%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 1,878 $84,647 82.91%
Consumer Lending 1,823 $119,006 80.95%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 1,798 $93,557 81.54%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services 1,668 $88,821 90.95%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 4 $34,050 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 4 $37,367 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4 $35,662 100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 4 $32,718 100.00%
Orange Groves 4 $38,563 100.00%
Farm Management Services 4 $26,863 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $27,484 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $36,989 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 3 $31,906 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $37,606 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage