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 %
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 %
Regents Of The University Of California At Riverside 376 $60,765 87.65%
A10 Networks Inc 375 $114,196 87.41%
Billcom 375 $142,106 87.62%
Canvas Infotech Inc 374 $63,067 87.38%
Selectiva Systems Inc 373 $92,977 87.15%
Global Edge Software Inc 373 $84,151 87.35%
Keysight Technologies Inc 372 $116,702 87.12%
Atieva Usa Inc 371 $114,726 87.09%
Mobile Programming Llc 369 $83,381 87.23%
Erp Analysts Inc 368 $96,974 87.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sada Systems 31 $96,160 34.44%
Chargepoint Inc 31 $155,885 34.83%
Infor Us Inc 31 $118,841 34.83%
Activehours Inc Dba Earnin 30 $148,845 33.71%
Ideo Lp 30 $79,880 33.71%
Carefusion Resources Llc 30 $101,342 34.09%
Conviva Inc 30 $123,000 34.09%
Delphix Corp 30 $126,668 34.09%
Trinet Hr Corporation 30 $110,137 34.09%
Western Asset Management 30 $90,144 34.09%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 1 $86,174 100.00%
Art Dealers 1 $58,282 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $52,686 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 1 $135,886 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 1 $40,456 100.00%
Motor Home Manufacturing 1 $126,277 100.00%
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers 1 $116,043 100.00%
Dry Pea And Bean Farming 1 $49,254 100.00%
Tire Retreading 1 $63,232 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Exhibition 1 $32,552 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage