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 %
Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc	182	$115,119	87.92%
Kohls Department Stores Inc	182	$125,095	87.92%
Mediatek Usa Inc	182	$119,626	87.92%
Ntrust Infotech Inc	181	$68,826	87.86%
Swanktek Inc	181	$83,223	88.29%
Idea Solutions Inc	181	$70,825	88.29%
Dell Marketing Lp	180	$101,502	88.24%
Diaspark Inc	180	$68,915	88.24%
Sunera Technologies Inc	180	$76,043	88.24%
Pixar	180	$73,403	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
El Centro Regional Medical Center	14	$61,324	32.56%
Xelleration Llc	14	$87,024	32.56%
Ignify Inc	14	$95,179	32.56%
Leapfrog Enterprises Inc	14	$102,548	32.56%
Delta Products Corporation	14	$97,894	32.56%
Carousel School	14	$48,274	32.56%
R J Construction Inc	14	$39,059	33.33%
Affymetrix Inc	14	$97,373	33.33%
Ikanos Communication	14	$93,413	33.33%
Science Applications International Corporation	14	$72,442	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	358	$69,035	85.44%
Professional Employer Organizations	356	$107,607	86.20%
Insurance Carriers	355	$93,205	87.01%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	349	$57,769	85.54%
Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	347	$94,152	86.75%
All Other Personal Services	346	$91,532	88.72%
Legal Services	344	$68,378	88.21%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	341	$76,942	88.80%
Wineries	339	$81,146	88.98%
Other Individual And Family Services	337	$59,397	88.45%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tile And Terrazzo Contractors	26	$50,694	19.40%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	25	$62,569	18.80%
Beverage Manufacturing	25	$98,007	18.80%
Jewelry And Silverware Manufacturing	25	$38,694	19.08%
Automotive Body Paint Interior And Glass Repair	25	$47,173	19.38%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing	25	$81,368	19.38%
Security Systems Services	24	$87,129	18.75%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors	24	$71,907	18.90%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	23	$95,231	18.70%
Parking Lots And Garages	23	$58,420	19.01%

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.