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 %
Thumbtack Inc	223	$139,511	87.45%
Kpi Partners Inc	223	$101,228	87.80%
Sony Network Entertainment International Llc	223	$94,326	87.80%
Target Enterprise Inc	222	$135,393	88.10%
San Jose Unified School District	221	$59,905	87.70%
Covidien Lp	220	$95,594	87.30%
Proficient Business Systems Inc	220	$79,321	87.30%
Aegis Therapies Inc	220	$77,300	87.65%
California Institute Of Technologyjet Propulsion Laboratory	220	$74,424	87.65%
Veeva Systems Inc	220	$116,572	87.65%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rite Aid Hdqtrs Corp	18	$126,278	32.73%
Pacificstructures Inc	18	$76,101	32.73%
Ghg Systems Inc	18	$162,013	32.73%
Advanced Research Center Inc	18	$52,695	33.33%
Branch Metrics Inc	18	$144,128	33.33%
Particle Media Inc	18	$127,971	33.33%
Computer Technology Resources Inc	18	$90,489	33.33%
Innopath Software	18	$106,515	33.33%
Wyse Technology Inc	18	$108,647	33.33%
Corsair Memory Inc	18	$115,907	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	215	$114,756	87.76%
All Other Miscellaneous Schools And Instruction	211	$69,568	86.12%
Administration Of Education Programs	204	$68,811	83.95%
Hardware Manufacturing	204	$88,270	88.31%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	201	$50,358	87.39%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing	201	$90,175	87.77%
Grantmaking Foundations	198	$68,508	86.84%
Civic And Social Organizations	195	$70,698	87.05%
All Other Support Services	192	$81,621	86.49%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	189	$103,839	86.30%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petrochemical Manufacturing	11	$88,606	14.29%
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	11	$76,699	14.29%
Other Electric Power Generation	11	$113,989	14.29%
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing	11	$51,005	14.47%
Air Transportation	11	$69,684	14.47%
Machine Tool Manufacturing	11	$87,448	14.47%
Printing And Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers	10	$48,905	13.33%
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers	10	$62,154	13.33%
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services	10	$86,919	13.51%
Resin Synthetic Rubber And Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	10	$78,046	13.51%

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.