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 %
Advertising and Promotions Managers	439	$90,438	84.91%
Mathematicians	439	$94,141	86.93%
Automotive Engineers	430	$123,850	89.21%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	424	$47,583	88.70%
Urban and Regional Planners	417	$73,783	88.16%
Mechatronics Engineers	414	$118,422	87.90%
Computer User Support Specialists	402	$60,438	85.90%
Photonics Engineers	396	$129,211	86.09%
Psychiatrists	378	$201,260	82.35%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	376	$55,714	83.19%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	64	$58,071	36.57%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	64	$39,540	37.43%
Training and Development Specialists	59	$67,320	35.33%
Music Directors and Composers	58	$46,582	35.15%
Customer Service Representatives	58	$36,731	35.15%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	58	$83,918	35.37%
Producers and Directors	58	$87,889	35.37%
Dishwashers	55	$23,482	33.54%
Cashiers	53	$24,505	32.52%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	52	$47,626	32.10%

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 %
Forescout Technologies Inc	28	$115,242	87.50%
Persistent Telecom Solutions Inc	28	$82,655	87.50%
City Of Sacramento	28	$85,379	87.50%
Fictiv Inc	28	$127,661	87.50%
Lyra Health Inc	28	$146,848	87.50%
Crosscircles Inc	28	$62,455	87.50%
Kairos Technologies Inc	28	$93,667	87.50%
Quadrant Resource Llc	28	$102,798	87.50%
Infosemantics Inc	28	$70,485	87.50%
Djo Llc	28	$98,419	90.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Central Farm Inc	2	$44,658	33.33%
Good Stuff Restaurant	2	$24,190	33.33%
Jc Bc Inc Dba Hama Restaurant	2	$28,829	33.33%
American Bureau Of Shipping	2	$83,273	33.33%
Leucadia Pizzaria Italian Restaurant	2	$23,837	33.33%
Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment Pace	2	$0	33.33%
Integrated Healthcare Medical Group Inc	2	$40,508	33.33%
Surveying Drafting Services Inc	2	$57,491	33.33%
La Piccola Scuola Italiana Di San Francisco	2	$46,260	33.33%
Mesriani Associates A Plc	2	$46,176	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.