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 % |
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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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Prospance Inc | 346 | $74,369 | 88.27% |
Photon Infotech Inc | 344 | $77,541 | 88.21% |
Info Way Solutions Llc | 344 | $83,126 | 88.21% |
Valiantica Inc | 344 | $76,269 | 88.66% |
Mentor Graphics Corporation | 343 | $102,348 | 88.63% |
Astir It Solutions Inc | 343 | $75,786 | 89.56% |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 342 | $49,322 | 89.30% |
Fireeye Inc | 341 | $116,213 | 89.27% |
Mitchell International Inc | 341 | $85,436 | 89.50% |
Proofpoint Inc | 340 | $139,679 | 89.24% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Tekvalley Corporationinc | 28 | $113,937 | 34.57% |
Callaway Golf Company | 28 | $94,939 | 34.57% |
Sybase Inc | 28 | $105,358 | 34.57% |
Technicon Design Corporation | 28 | $76,509 | 35.00% |
Barefoot Networks Inc | 28 | $129,035 | 35.00% |
Mastercard International Incorporated | 28 | $119,555 | 35.00% |
Hitachi Solutions America Ltd | 28 | $106,959 | 35.00% |
Fuhu Inc | 28 | $78,000 | 35.00% |
Intersil Communications Llc | 27 | $111,806 | 34.18% |
Netskope | 27 | $139,622 | 34.18% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
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.