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 %
University Of California Irvine	718	$65,211	87.56%
Blizzard Entertainment Inc	715	$88,216	87.95%
Rjt Compuquest Inc	710	$69,041	87.44%
Sandisk Corporation	710	$102,875	87.87%
Bank Of The West	707	$104,893	88.04%
California Creative Solutions Inc	706	$75,924	88.25%
Tavant Technologies Inc	701	$89,274	89.87%
Cruise Llc	700	$151,527	89.97%
Tiktok Inc	699	$151,187	91.97%
Intelliswift Software Inc	693	$86,466	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Iac Search Media Inc	61	$99,155	33.15%
Palantir Technologies	60	$114,514	32.61%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates	60	$89,614	32.61%
Stitch Fix Inc	60	$118,209	32.79%
Anydata Corporation	59	$74,628	32.42%
Molina Healthcare Inc	59	$103,590	32.60%
Gigamon Inc	59	$126,422	32.96%
Pensando Systems Inc	59	$157,925	33.15%
Chime Financial Inc	59	$127,949	33.33%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	58	$123,245	32.95%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	14	$81,083	82.35%
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing	14	$47,665	82.35%
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	14	$73,862	87.50%
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	14	$81,710	87.50%
Cement And Concrete Product Manufacturing	14	$109,065	87.50%
Community Food Services	14	$75,502	87.50%
Floriculture Production	14	$57,566	87.50%
Specialty Food Retailers	14	$61,772	87.50%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	14	$90,513	87.50%
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs	14	$76,752	87.50%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.