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 %
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	218	$69,397	83.85%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	213	$32,384	86.94%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	213	$65,142	87.30%
Pharmacists	209	$122,506	85.66%
Marriage and Family Therapists	204	$46,657	84.65%
Film and Video Editors	202	$49,936	84.17%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	199	$52,361	83.97%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	197	$59,231	83.12%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	196	$48,837	84.12%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	192	$53,820	83.84%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	33	$47,538	25.58%
Social and Community Service Managers	32	$65,729	25.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	32	$41,449	25.40%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	31	$62,330	24.80%
Receptionists and Information Clerks	31	$24,538	25.41%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	29	$97,874	23.97%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	29	$23,679	23.97%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	28	$19,319	23.33%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	28	$36,840	23.33%
Mental Health Counselors	28	$37,885	23.53%

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 %
Italy	311	$102,109	42.54%
Thailand	306	$58,313	44.54%
Spain	293	$105,403	50.26%
Singapore	278	$109,854	49.91%
Nepal	256	$84,532	47.50%
Malaysia	233	$97,820	43.47%
Ireland	226	$98,932	44.14%
Indonesia	204	$82,045	41.38%
Bangladesh	202	$90,833	44.69%
Hong Kong	192	$89,149	44.04%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc	353	$80,757	88.25%
Coinbase Inc	353	$148,143	88.25%
Texas Instruments Incorporated	353	$121,482	88.69%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	353	$79,915	88.92%
Itech Us Inc	352	$91,740	88.89%
Agreeya Solutions Inc	351	$73,419	88.86%
Logitech Inc	351	$116,206	88.86%
Flexton Inc	349	$114,476	88.58%
The Sphere Institute	348	$65,207	88.32%
Coursera Inc	346	$136,240	87.82%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Webcor Construction Lp Dba Webcor Builders	29	$108,968	34.12%
Nordstrom Inc	29	$86,257	34.52%
Storm8 Inc	29	$113,208	34.52%
Criteo	29	$120,677	34.52%
Crowdstrike Inc	28	$160,244	33.33%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	28	$120,492	33.33%
Sony Interactive Entertainment Network America Llc	28	$110,658	33.33%
Flexport	28	$132,932	33.73%
Personal Capital Corporation	28	$102,963	33.73%
Netpace Inc	28	$100,828	34.15%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	312,578	$92,566	91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	109,823	$112,222	89.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	31,967	$136,456	89.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	31,940	$105,105	95.47%
Other Computer Related Services	28,918	$96,928	86.88%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	25,329	$70,893	80.65%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	22,511	$132,927	92.36%
Engineering Services	19,340	$88,113	87.03%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	19,317	$113,740	89.21%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	18,978	$114,532	89.43%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	1,255	$29,995	100.00%
Sheep Farming	973	$28,127	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	556	$35,714	100.00%
Apiculture	306	$31,428	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	234	$31,607	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	185	$28,901	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	174	$33,516	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	147	$34,652	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	106	$30,027	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	97	$34,426	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	29,897	$120,796	73.89%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	6,758	$112,365	22.60%
Other Computer Related Services	6,599	$114,410	36.13%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	3,953	$119,753	37.81%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,799	$68,611	47.45%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	2,085	$82,066	30.85%
Full Service Restaurants	1,217	$37,937	18.44%
Religious Organizations	1,098	$124,462	16.73%
Architectural Services	992	$65,424	18.88%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	874	$101,751	19.22%

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.