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 %
Meridianlink Inc	27	$79,551	87.10%
Sdh Systems Llc	27	$109,776	87.10%
Theragen Llc	27	$93,430	87.10%
Conch Technologies Inc	27	$83,157	87.10%
Cbn Tech Force Inc	27	$91,386	87.10%
Xtracit Inc	27	$101,432	87.10%
Tnp Systems Llc	27	$102,413	87.10%
Systems Integration Solutions Inc	27	$111,138	87.10%
Social Annex Inc	27	$75,561	87.10%
Thales E Security Inc	27	$112,498	87.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shotspotter Inc	2	$155,750	33.33%
Honda Research Institute Usa Inc	2	$117,812	33.33%
Areva Np Inc	2	$87,599	33.33%
E Dong Usa Inc	2	$36,546	33.33%
Donginagape Accupuncture	2	$29,463	33.33%
Rapid Consulting Services Llc	2	$94,983	33.33%
Videosurf Inc	2	$88,109	33.33%
Nihilistic Software	2	$70,741	33.33%
Bluearc Corporation	2	$98,530	33.33%
Nielsen Nrg	2	$169,135	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sales Financing	302	$98,198	88.05%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	297	$67,880	87.35%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	296	$87,602	87.32%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	293	$60,832	87.46%
Language Schools	291	$51,251	87.65%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	290	$94,475	87.35%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	289	$65,233	87.31%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	288	$99,548	87.54%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	284	$74,174	86.59%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	278	$59,349	85.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	94	$33,082	97.92%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	94	$54,960	98.95%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	94	$85,279	100.00%
Motor Vehicle And Motor Vehicle Parts And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	92	$61,624	97.87%
Translation And Interpretation Services	92	$60,453	97.87%
Bottled Water Manufacturing	92	$88,622	97.87%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	91	$128,414	96.81%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	90	$20,247	95.74%
Diet And Weight Reducing Centers	90	$107,701	97.83%
Sales Financing	90	$101,027	97.83%

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.