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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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 % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Soil and Plant Scientists | 25 | $61,135 | 21.93% |
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 25 | $56,805 | 21.93% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 24 | $29,406 | 21.24% |
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | 24 | $55,016 | 21.24% |
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 24 | $54,418 | 21.24% |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | 24 | $67,322 | 21.43% |
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 24 | $73,417 | 21.43% |
Bakers | 24 | $30,380 | 21.43% |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 24 | $51,122 | 21.62% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 24 | $71,843 | 21.82% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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University Of California San Francisco | 2,464 | $128,609 | 84.38% |
Persistent Systems Inc | 2,441 | $79,207 | 83.80% |
Twitter Inc | 2,433 | $124,754 | 87.08% |
Marvell Semiconductor Inc | 2,303 | $109,783 | 83.72% |
Adobe Inc | 2,296 | $149,584 | 86.48% |
Qualcomm Atheros Inc | 2,289 | $117,740 | 88.45% |
Applied Materials Inc | 2,269 | $117,309 | 88.05% |
Qualcomm Incorporated | 2,241 | $88,160 | 90.00% |
Amazon Web Services Inc | 2,186 | $123,935 | 89.12% |
Palo Alto Networks Inc | 2,163 | $142,208 | 91.38% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Arista Networks Inc | 278 | $111,279 | 43.44% |
University Of Southern California | 277 | $68,833 | 43.28% |
Micron Technology Inc | 260 | $112,719 | 40.75% |
Samsung Research America Inc | 259 | $127,397 | 41.11% |
Omnivision Technologies Inc | 256 | $104,315 | 43.10% |
Epam Systems Inc | 244 | $98,656 | 41.36% |
Roku Inc | 244 | $160,908 | 41.57% |
Genentech Inc | 243 | $113,194 | 41.47% |
Lendingclub Corporation | 242 | $121,330 | 44.32% |
Amazon Corporate Llc | 239 | $107,560 | 44.10% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Automotive Equipment Rental And Leasing | 6 | $63,149 | 75.00% |
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Retailers | 6 | $145,590 | 75.00% |
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing | 6 | $64,005 | 75.00% |
All Other Crop Farming | 6 | $58,535 | 85.71% |
Linen And Uniform Supply | 6 | $73,577 | 85.71% |
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers | 6 | $57,217 | 85.71% |
Trusts Estates And Agency Accounts | 6 | $89,891 | 85.71% |
Building Equipment Contractors | 6 | $79,217 | 85.71% |
Other Animal Food Manufacturing | 6 | $62,996 | 85.71% |
Iron Foundries | 6 | $74,849 | 85.71% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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.