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 %
Symantec Corporation	1,830	$104,344	90.19%
Mphasis Corporation	1,775	$82,594	88.75%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	1,757	$78,116	89.55%
Airbnb Inc	1,751	$136,849	90.30%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	1,734	$137,791	90.45%
Oath Holdings Inc	1,722	$147,364	90.58%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	1,682	$71,555	89.47%
Workday Inc	1,661	$121,042	90.72%
Kpmg Llp	1,633	$80,818	89.63%
Srs Consulting Inc	1,620	$94,646	90.15%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Venturesoft Global Inc	200	$114,886	46.30%
Atlassian Inc	197	$128,330	46.03%
Zynga Inc	196	$101,969	46.89%
Bytedance Inc	196	$118,907	47.23%
Lucid Usa Inc	195	$124,017	47.22%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc	193	$111,400	46.96%
Bank Of The West	192	$113,999	46.94%
Macyscom Llc	185	$126,778	45.57%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	182	$112,838	45.05%
Infogain Corporation	181	$120,369	44.91%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hmo Medical Centers	435	$94,316	89.51%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	418	$77,823	88.94%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	417	$51,315	88.72%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	407	$104,872	86.78%
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	404	$84,583	86.51%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	400	$101,809	86.58%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	394	$73,040	85.84%
Credit Card Issuing	392	$120,476	85.59%
Real Estate Property Managers	389	$82,142	85.49%
Office Administrative Services	380	$77,229	84.07%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	36	$88,369	23.23%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	35	$69,950	22.58%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	35	$78,551	22.73%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	33	$80,207	21.57%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers	31	$49,942	20.67%
Food Service Contractors	30	$73,068	20.13%
Credit Unions	30	$114,137	20.41%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing	30	$97,984	20.55%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	30	$76,532	20.69%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	30	$72,228	20.98%

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.