Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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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 % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Grid Dynamics International Inc | 167 | $102,213 | 88.36% |
Stitch Fix Inc | 167 | $136,434 | 88.36% |
Teladoc Health Inc | 167 | $129,021 | 88.36% |
Msci Inc | 166 | $105,273 | 87.83% |
Pocket Gems Inc | 165 | $105,040 | 87.77% |
Bloomberg Lp | 165 | $113,259 | 87.77% |
Speridian Technologies Llc | 165 | $72,626 | 87.77% |
Pivotal Software Inc | 164 | $131,584 | 87.23% |
Platinum Empire Group Inc | 164 | $62,024 | 87.70% |
Elementum Scm Inc | 164 | $124,394 | 87.70% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Force10 Networks Inc | 13 | $102,206 | 32.50% |
General Photonics Corp | 13 | $61,563 | 32.50% |
Iteris Inc | 13 | $80,061 | 33.33% |
Baxter Healthcare Corporation | 13 | $99,411 | 33.33% |
Perkins Will Inc | 13 | $70,937 | 33.33% |
Radiant Logic Inc | 13 | $99,602 | 33.33% |
Estrella Inc Dba Woodruff Convalescent Center | 13 | $18,842 | 33.33% |
Arsin Corporation | 13 | $106,394 | 33.33% |
Futuredial Inc | 13 | $94,598 | 33.33% |
Nrich Enterprise Solutions Llc | 13 | $85,734 | 33.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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All Other Legal Services | 233 | $81,706 | 84.73% |
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing | 229 | $90,841 | 84.19% |
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing | 227 | $110,184 | 86.31% |
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing | 223 | $114,304 | 85.44% |
Other Motion Picture And Video Industries | 223 | $74,614 | 87.80% |
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing | 221 | $66,463 | 87.35% |
All Other Schools And Instruction | 220 | $53,205 | 88.35% |
Pharmacy Benefit Management And Other Third Party Administration Of Insurance And Pension Funds | 218 | $111,805 | 87.55% |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 218 | $113,350 | 87.90% |
All Other Food Manufacturing | 217 | $93,861 | 88.21% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Hospitals | 12 | $86,128 | 14.63% |
Business And Secretarial Schools | 12 | $96,062 | 14.81% |
Transportation And Warehousing | 12 | $57,264 | 14.81% |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing | 12 | $99,788 | 15.00% |
Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals Except Fuels Mining | 12 | $93,623 | 15.00% |
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units | 12 | $96,515 | 15.00% |
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 12 | $81,198 | 15.19% |
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities | 12 | $57,034 | 15.38% |
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 11 | $78,561 | 14.10% |
Voluntary Health Organizations | 11 | $70,378 | 14.29% |
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.