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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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 % |
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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% |
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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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 % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 2,596 | $99,699 | 85.39% |
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 2,584 | $87,432 | 86.19% |
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 2,493 | $99,850 | 86.83% |
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 2,482 | $104,968 | 86.78% |
Scientific Research And Development Services | 2,479 | $94,718 | 87.41% |
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing | 2,302 | $96,033 | 84.08% |
Other Management Consulting Services | 2,278 | $87,169 | 87.62% |
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,267 | $128,999 | 88.73% |
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 2,250 | $106,955 | 88.41% |
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers | 2,241 | $98,127 | 89.68% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Business Associations | 10 | $34,251 | 100.00% |
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing | 9 | $26,434 | 100.00% |
Wineries | 9 | $35,580 | 100.00% |
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming | 9 | $29,083 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Farming | 7 | $36,070 | 100.00% |
Goat Farming | 7 | $32,049 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming | 6 | $36,657 | 100.00% |
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production | 6 | $28,104 | 100.00% |
Animal Production And Aquaculture | 6 | $31,673 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Animal Production | 5 | $14,459 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities | 200 | $109,579 | 23.39% |
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 196 | $112,228 | 23.42% |
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers | 195 | $60,911 | 23.90% |
Interior Design Services | 193 | $73,078 | 24.28% |
Aircraft Manufacturing | 188 | $104,287 | 24.10% |
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 180 | $1,000,814 | 23.47% |
Telecommunications | 179 | $89,944 | 24.19% |
Motion Picture And Video Industries | 163 | $91,670 | 22.30% |
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 162 | $682,350 | 22.63% |
Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 161 | $120,614 | 23.57% |
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.