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 % |
---|---|---|---|
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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Upwork Inc | 156 | $133,793 | 88.64% |
Sony Computer Entertainment America Llc | 156 | $92,533 | 88.64% |
Prolifics Inc | 155 | $83,262 | 88.57% |
Omnicell Inc | 155 | $105,317 | 88.57% |
Sony Electronics Inc | 155 | $101,459 | 88.57% |
Assigncorp | 155 | $74,564 | 88.57% |
Belkin International Inc | 155 | $92,346 | 88.57% |
Etrade Financial Corporation | 155 | $113,319 | 89.08% |
Infovity Inc | 155 | $93,941 | 89.08% |
Trinet Usa Inc | 154 | $122,268 | 88.51% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Sears Holdings Management Corporation | 12 | $111,334 | 32.43% |
Spirit Cruises | 12 | $18,169 | 32.43% |
Accrete Solutions | 12 | $137,889 | 32.43% |
Persistent Telecom Solutions Inc | 12 | $113,144 | 32.43% |
Aerohive Networks | 12 | $140,447 | 32.43% |
Caregiver Services Homecare Inc | 12 | $50,605 | 32.43% |
Sifive Inc | 12 | $123,424 | 32.43% |
Thredup Inc | 12 | $93,754 | 32.43% |
Resmed Inc | 12 | $123,483 | 32.43% |
Ziprecruiter Inc | 12 | $91,139 | 33.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 4,826 | $74,934 | 87.35% |
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing | 4,825 | $109,879 | 89.95% |
Architectural Services | 4,451 | $58,974 | 85.14% |
Elementary And Secondary Schools | 4,445 | $55,192 | 88.16% |
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 4,310 | $87,406 | 88.46% |
Commercial Banking | 4,290 | $102,389 | 89.26% |
Marketing Consulting Services | 4,240 | $91,227 | 88.93% |
Offices Of Lawyers | 3,264 | $101,577 | 82.26% |
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 3,072 | $114,487 | 93.52% |
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology | 2,715 | $109,412 | 88.70% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Nursery And Tree Production | 25 | $34,380 | 100.00% |
Sheep And Goat Farming | 24 | $30,795 | 100.00% |
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 17 | $30,575 | 100.00% |
Tree Nut Farming | 17 | $34,754 | 100.00% |
Hay Farming | 17 | $35,034 | 100.00% |
Other Animal Production | 15 | $33,355 | 100.00% |
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine | 13 | $30,080 | 100.00% |
Nursery And Floriculture Production | 13 | $36,296 | 100.00% |
All Other Crop Farming | 12 | $36,859 | 100.00% |
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning | 11 | $26,058 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers | 399 | $76,340 | 33.56% |
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers | 391 | $104,983 | 33.42% |
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing | 352 | $91,002 | 32.06% |
Scientific Research And Development Services | 303 | $99,007 | 27.87% |
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 267 | $89,881 | 26.92% |
Employment Placement Agencies | 259 | $44,050 | 26.78% |
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities | 247 | $39,853 | 26.59% |
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing | 230 | $98,492 | 24.76% |
Other Residential Care Facilities | 211 | $30,864 | 24.14% |
Other Financial Investment Activities | 201 | $100,178 | 23.08% |
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.