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 %
Hgst Inc	529	$110,258	88.17%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	529	$107,971	88.17%
Lendingclub Corporation	528	$120,566	88.89%
Safeway Inc	527	$143,008	89.17%
Dew Software Inc	522	$84,019	88.32%
Niagara Bottling Llc	521	$81,240	88.31%
Stubhub Inc	520	$125,109	88.44%
Interface Rehab Inc	518	$82,929	88.10%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	517	$96,067	87.93%
Twitch Interactive Inc	516	$118,042	89.27%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dys Technologies Inc	44	$136,620	31.65%
Niantic Inc	44	$119,372	31.65%
Finisar Corporation	44	$116,515	31.88%
Palm Inc	44	$112,070	31.88%
Redback Networks Inc	44	$90,577	32.35%
Sambanova Systems Inc	44	$121,127	32.59%
Integral Development Corp	44	$131,393	32.59%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc Dba Fanatics	43	$110,088	32.09%
Litmus 7 Systems Consulting Inc	43	$122,230	32.33%
Westways Staffing Services Inc	43	$30,960	32.58%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Legal Services	233	$81,706	84.73%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	229	$90,841	84.19%
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing	227	$110,184	86.31%
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing	223	$114,304	85.44%
Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	223	$74,614	87.80%
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing	221	$66,463	87.35%
All Other Schools And Instruction	220	$53,205	88.35%
Pharmacy Benefit Management And Other Third Party Administration Of Insurance And Pension Funds	218	$111,805	87.55%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	218	$113,350	87.90%
All Other Food Manufacturing	217	$93,861	88.21%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hospitals	12	$86,128	14.63%
Business And Secretarial Schools	12	$96,062	14.81%
Transportation And Warehousing	12	$57,264	14.81%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing	12	$99,788	15.00%
Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals Except Fuels Mining	12	$93,623	15.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	12	$96,515	15.00%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	12	$81,198	15.19%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	12	$57,034	15.38%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	11	$78,561	14.10%
Voluntary Health Organizations	11	$70,378	14.29%

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.