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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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 188 | $72,114 | 82.82% |
Writers and Authors | 186 | $58,261 | 85.71% |
Astronomers | 175 | $66,885 | 81.40% |
Regulatory Affairs Managers | 174 | $147,903 | 84.88% |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | 171 | $65,305 | 87.24% |
Training and Development Managers | 164 | $113,884 | 84.54% |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 163 | $84,358 | 86.24% |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 162 | $63,187 | 85.71% |
Energy Engineers | 161 | $91,499 | 85.19% |
Dietitians and Nutritionists | 156 | $59,088 | 83.87% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Mental Health Counselors | 28 | $37,885 | 23.73% |
Medical Secretaries | 28 | $36,095 | 23.73% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 28 | $36,840 | 23.93% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 27 | $58,277 | 23.08% |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 27 | $57,934 | 23.08% |
Physicists | 26 | $83,044 | 22.41% |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | 26 | $61,512 | 22.41% |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 26 | $83,497 | 22.61% |
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 25 | $56,805 | 21.74% |
Soil and Plant Scientists | 25 | $61,135 | 21.93% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Bosnia And Herzegovina | 4 | $90,678 | 44.44% |
Afghanistan | 4 | $51,231 | 44.44% |
Senegal | 4 | $103,823 | 50.00% |
Libya | 4 | $127,550 | 50.00% |
Algeria | 3 | $87,658 | 37.50% |
Benin | 3 | $91,894 | 42.86% |
Fiji | 3 | $41,752 | 42.86% |
Zambia | 3 | $79,347 | 50.00% |
Grenada | 3 | $95,604 | 50.00% |
Burkina Faso | 3 | $101,046 | 50.00% |
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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Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | 9 | $77,117 | 90.00% |
Other Leather And Allied Product Manufacturing | 9 | $114,982 | 90.00% |
Recreational Goods Rental | 9 | $114,079 | 90.00% |
Beer And Ale Merchant Wholesalers | 9 | $99,008 | 90.00% |
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance | 9 | $89,073 | 90.00% |
Dry Pasta Dough And Flour Mixes Manufacturing From Purchased Flour | 9 | $51,718 | 90.00% |
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | 9 | $91,721 | 90.00% |
Motor Vehicle Towing | 9 | $140,139 | 90.00% |
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing | 9 | $64,744 | 90.00% |
Telephone Answering Services | 9 | $104,428 | 90.00% |
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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.