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 %
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 %
Blackberry Corporation	96	$109,191	87.27%
Rehab Specialists California Llc	96	$92,401	87.27%
Orpine Inc	96	$89,299	87.27%
Agilone Inc	96	$94,491	87.27%
It Hoppers Inc	96	$83,630	87.27%
Blackrock Corporation Us Inc	96	$104,470	87.27%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc	96	$97,819	87.27%
Mobitv Inc	96	$116,055	87.27%
Itron Inc	96	$107,140	88.07%
Fisec Global Inc	96	$93,785	88.07%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Iqa Solutions	7	$94,587	31.82%
Md Properties	7	$46,928	31.82%
Cohere Technologies Inc	7	$151,671	31.82%
Midas Convention Service Inc	7	$42,096	33.33%
Seachange International	7	$117,563	33.33%
Opiad Inc	7	$67,770	33.33%
Varmour Networks Inc	7	$145,912	33.33%
Sentient Technologies Usa Llc	7	$107,200	33.33%
Simon Sean Construction Inc	7	$55,845	33.33%
Aerospike Inc	7	$134,020	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	302	$79,289	87.54%
Fine Arts Schools	301	$48,161	87.50%
Dental Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	301	$97,075	88.27%
Research And Development In Nanotechnology	295	$109,350	87.02%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	294	$102,638	87.50%
Translation And Interpretation Services	294	$58,632	87.76%
Residential Building Construction	293	$73,748	87.46%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	289	$85,987	87.05%
Power And Communication Line And Related Structures Construction	286	$88,482	86.67%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	285	$56,618	86.89%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing	22	$106,529	20.56%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	21	$61,278	19.63%
Cotton Farming	21	$2,008,589	19.81%
Special Food Services	21	$48,561	20.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools	21	$58,098	20.00%
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	20	$40,803	19.23%
Musical Groups And Artists	20	$49,937	19.42%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	19	$110,624	18.45%
Ship Building And Repairing	19	$76,853	18.63%
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing	19	$98,283	18.63%

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.