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 %
Bmc Software Inc	170	$111,561	89.01%
Covetit Inc	169	$80,995	88.48%
Infinity Methods Corp	169	$74,041	88.48%
San Francisco State University	169	$64,404	88.95%
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp	168	$112,014	88.42%
California State University Long Beach	168	$55,353	88.42%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp	168	$78,621	88.42%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc	168	$125,280	88.89%
Model N Inc	167	$112,057	88.36%
Penumbra Inc	167	$100,261	88.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Smithgroupjjr	13	$70,395	32.50%
Tile Inc	13	$105,950	32.50%
Mias Fashion Mfg Co Inc	13	$49,775	32.50%
Rm Pacific Rim Inc	13	$26,443	32.50%
James Worldwide Inc	13	$57,866	32.50%
Polaris Wireless Inc	13	$115,669	32.50%
Central California Faculty Medical Group Inc	13	$191,897	32.50%
Cdnetworks Inc	13	$92,523	32.50%
General Atomics	13	$89,483	32.50%
Space Time Insight Inc	13	$114,670	32.50%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	915	$72,439	87.64%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	898	$113,213	86.18%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	890	$101,451	85.82%
Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	880	$104,185	86.11%
Other Services Related To Advertising	880	$95,800	87.04%
Medical Laboratories	878	$100,756	87.36%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	872	$103,804	87.29%
Landscape Architectural Services	844	$58,411	86.92%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	842	$95,968	87.89%
Aircraft Manufacturing	828	$104,174	87.07%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	69	$117,286	21.77%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	68	$99,690	22.22%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	68	$68,255	22.30%
Industrial Building Construction	67	$82,252	22.11%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	66	$49,726	23.00%
Arts Entertainment And Recreation	66	$96,917	23.16%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	66	$86,832	23.91%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	65	$82,783	23.90%
Credit Card Issuing	64	$114,961	23.79%
Hardware Manufacturing	64	$90,741	23.79%

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.