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 %
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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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%

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 %
Visa Technology Operations Llc	886	$131,440	89.59%
Brillio Llc	886	$85,378	89.95%
Pristine Rehab Care Llc	877	$64,592	89.31%
International Business Machines Corporation	876	$119,439	89.48%
Smartplay Inc	875	$91,821	89.38%
Dropbox Inc	870	$124,980	89.23%
Kla Tencor Corporation	868	$109,001	89.58%
Lucid Usa Inc	857	$130,309	88.90%
Mindtree Limited	856	$78,814	91.65%
Epam Systems Inc	845	$95,526	91.45%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
San Francisco State University	78	$57,072	34.67%
Acumen Llc	77	$65,115	34.68%
3k Technologies Llc	76	$107,687	34.70%
Impetus Technologies Inc	76	$118,627	35.02%
Asana Inc	75	$112,645	35.05%
Sony Electronics Inc	74	$103,098	34.91%
Ingram Micro	74	$104,486	35.24%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc	74	$122,149	35.24%
Hp Inc	73	$112,229	34.93%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc	71	$123,914	34.13%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	1,586	$113,494	87.96%
Offices Of Dentists	1,458	$110,233	89.45%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,408	$101,580	90.78%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,364	$111,570	90.99%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,326	$130,746	89.47%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	1,303	$103,481	88.58%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1,294	$103,418	89.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	1,271	$104,727	88.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,200	$88,389	85.90%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$88,662	86.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	2	$29,796	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$30,722	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$37,606	100.00%
Spectator Sports	2	$36,421	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$26,058	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	2	$33,571	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,360	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$32,053	100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	1	$36,421	50.00%
Potato Farming	1	$30,722	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Payroll Services	108	$1,537,010	22.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	106	$159,117	22.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	103	$71,696	22.44%
Offices Of Chiropractors	102	$46,242	22.47%
Other Food Manufacturing	99	$48,514	22.20%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	98	$65,544	22.02%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	97	$77,008	22.05%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	95	$112,719	22.04%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	92	$85,039	21.75%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	92	$32,325	22.66%

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.