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 %
Operations Research Analysts	14,562	$91,849	91.16%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	11,921	$65,078	87.62%
Mechanical Engineers	11,128	$94,877	90.06%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,223	$82,493	89.37%
Financial Analysts	9,203	$87,875	89.56%
Database Administrators	9,030	$83,059	90.58%
Statisticians	8,661	$100,647	90.40%
Industrial Engineers	6,394	$98,266	90.13%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	6,368	$100,924	91.19%
Sales Engineers	6,285	$114,177	92.52%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4	$40,867	6.90%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4	$29,136	7.02%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	4	$37,414	7.55%
Nursery Workers	4	$31,387	8.16%
Machinists	3	$37,211	6.38%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	2	$36,421	4.44%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	2	$30,722	4.55%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	1	$33,384	2.27%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	1	$30,722	2.78%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$36,421	2.94%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,223	$116,718	111.38%
Management Analysts	1,114	$97,340	114.49%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,062	$94,966	111.91%
Mechanical Engineers	916	$97,172	98.07%
Electrical Engineers	892	$105,021	97.70%
Home Health Aides	869	$23,318	96.99%
Industrial Engineers	754	$95,629	84.81%
Computer Hardware Engineers	668	$118,613	76.17%
Civil Engineers	625	$87,016	82.56%
Financial Analysts	625	$97,474	87.05%

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 %
Bulgaria	66	$94,715	41.25%
United States Of America	66	$1,169,048	44.30%
Mongolia	65	$74,696	44.83%
Portugal	59	$107,444	40.69%
El Salvador	54	$53,942	41.22%
Switzerland	53	$2,780,717	41.73%
Hungary	51	$99,080	44.74%
Finland	49	$109,962	44.55%
Denmark	49	$118,372	45.79%
Costa Rica	48	$103,734	45.28%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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 %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	256	$91,061	86.49%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	255	$71,809	86.44%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	254	$57,246	86.99%
Motion Picture And Video Distribution	253	$96,082	87.54%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	252	$93,566	87.20%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring	247	$64,040	86.36%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises	246	$72,056	86.01%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	239	$94,249	83.86%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	234	$109,398	83.87%
Motor Vehicle Supplies And New Parts Merchant Wholesalers	234	$65,024	84.17%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bakeries And Tortilla Manufacturing	14	$47,278	15.91%
Exterminating And Pest Control Services	14	$51,097	16.09%
Other Gambling Industries	14	$112,387	16.09%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	14	$44,026	16.09%
Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	14	$89,862	16.28%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	14	$71,718	16.67%
Advertising Material Distribution Services	13	$109,458	15.66%
Breweries	13	$93,116	15.66%
Private Mail Centers	13	$84,514	15.66%
Support Activities For Air Transportation	12	$62,468	14.63%

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.