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
1,236,055	87.25%	$104,510	H-1B
144,051	10.17%	$144,477	PERM
30,331	2.14%	$109,456	E-3 Australian
6,165	0.44%	$31,590	H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Operations Research Analysts	16,238	$93,664	91.43%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,936	$66,669	87.79%
Mechanical Engineers	12,789	$98,621	90.14%
Financial Analysts	10,245	$90,545	89.55%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,220	$82,486	89.52%
Statisticians	9,203	$103,052	90.17%
Database Administrators	9,007	$83,046	90.35%
Industrial Engineers	7,397	$101,984	90.39%
Sales Engineers	6,973	$117,619	90.34%
Computer Hardware Engineers	6,504	$123,071	88.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6	$39,527	7.50%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	5	$31,999	6.58%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4	$40,867	5.88%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	4	$37,414	5.97%
Nursery Workers	4	$31,387	6.15%
Machinists	3	$37,211	4.84%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	2	$30,722	3.51%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2	$55,089	3.70%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	1	$33,384	2.13%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	1	$30,722	2.17%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,299	$113,868	118.09%
Management Analysts	1,160	$97,547	118.97%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,062	$94,966	109.15%
Mechanical Engineers	979	$98,519	101.87%
Electrical Engineers	963	$106,370	101.58%
Home Health Aides	899	$23,546	96.56%
Industrial Engineers	829	$97,387	90.80%
Computer Hardware Engineers	691	$119,988	75.77%
Civil Engineers	666	$87,455	86.05%
Financial Analysts	659	$97,328	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 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Qualcomm Global Services Inc	28	$89,990	87.50%
Acerta Pharma Llc	28	$117,346	87.50%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of San Francisco	28	$142,010	87.50%
Lululemon Usa Inc	28	$121,517	87.50%
Deliverr Inc	28	$133,334	87.50%
Itamerica Inc	28	$108,361	87.50%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc	28	$106,000	87.50%
Mufg Bank Ltd	28	$124,842	87.50%
Cyphort Inc	28	$115,134	87.50%
Peel Technologies Inc	28	$123,166	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wilshire United Methodist Church	2	$47,591	33.33%
Jae Electronics Inc	2	$125,195	33.33%
Mirrorplus Technologies Inc	2	$123,490	33.33%
First Imperial Trading Co	2	$120,256	33.33%
Sgs Testcom Inc	2	$76,565	33.33%
Pba Inc	2	$83,190	33.33%
Bling Bling Inc	2	$45,729	33.33%
La Noosha Inc	2	$29,557	33.33%
Asiana Airlines	2	$103,241	33.33%
Dci Llc Db In Ca As Dci Investment Management Llc	2	$112,757	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	90	$60,107	86.54%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite	90	$70,527	87.38%
Nonresidential Property Managers	90	$65,831	87.38%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	90	$68,197	87.38%
Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	90	$66,698	88.24%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	89	$95,119	88.12%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	89	$94,647	89.00%
Family Planning Centers	88	$67,039	88.00%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	88	$99,471	88.89%
Food Service Contractors	88	$72,125	88.89%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	32	$99,759	91.43%
Other Spectator Sports	32	$48,705	94.12%
Food Service Contractors	32	$73,956	94.12%
Sports Teams And Clubs	32	$63,439	94.12%
Child And Youth Services	32	$2,221,493	94.12%
Cosmetology And Barber Schools	32	$27,896	94.12%
Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	32	$55,715	94.12%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	32	$62,656	94.12%
Grantmaking Foundations	32	$74,441	94.12%
Dried And Dehydrated Food Manufacturing	32	$70,749	94.12%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.