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 %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 153 $65,926 83.61%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 149 $63,690 84.66%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 146 $71,180 82.95%
Coaches and Scouts 142 $40,538 80.68%
Hospitalists 142 $169,263 86.59%
Epidemiologists 141 $73,992 86.50%
Personal Financial Advisors 138 $58,223 84.66%
Chiropractors 137 $54,672 85.09%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 136 $44,274 84.47%
Administrative Services Managers 134 $66,265 84.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Rwanda 10 $96,589 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $82,778 47.62%
Paraguay 9 $64,009 42.86%
Mauritius 8 $77,522 38.10%
Palestine 8 $94,532 42.11%
Sudan 8 $96,341 47.06%
Bolivia 7 $86,008 43.75%
Iraq 7 $98,473 43.75%
Tanzania 6 $94,248 40.00%
Macedonia 6 $76,374 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexinfo Solutions Inc 142 $96,415 89.31%
Urpan Technologies Inc 142 $96,557 89.31%
Genefront Inc 142 $97,411 89.31%
Larsen Toubro Limited 141 $54,209 88.68%
Genpact Llc 141 $100,963 88.68%
Tredence Inc 141 $110,024 88.68%
I28 Technologies Corporation 141 $68,050 88.68%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 140 $99,607 88.61%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 140 $78,923 88.61%
Samepage Information Solutions Inc 140 $80,018 88.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paramount Farms International Llc 11 $65,344 34.38%
J Network Inc 11 $84,491 34.38%
Pol Clothing Inc 11 $48,901 34.38%
Cloudgenix Inc 11 $150,579 34.38%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc 11 $76,782 34.38%
Wet 11 $104,059 34.38%
Datera Inc 11 $131,136 34.38%
Jc Usa Inc 11 $91,062 34.38%
Rapid Precision Mfg Inc 11 $69,835 34.38%
Ba Technolinks Corp 11 $111,393 34.38%

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.

State Avg Wage