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 %
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 %
Artech Llc 135 $98,157 88.82%
Local Initiative Health Authority For Los Angeles County 135 $111,137 88.82%
Marketo Inc 135 $102,097 89.40%
Snaplogic Inc 135 $124,927 89.40%
Scopely Inc 134 $102,951 88.74%
Golden State Fc Llc 134 $77,842 88.74%
Kindred Rehab Services Inc 134 $76,861 89.33%
United Healthcare Services Inc 134 $91,349 89.33%
Robert Half International Inc 134 $111,473 89.33%
Coupang Global Llc 134 $143,170 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westlake Financial Services Llc 11 $103,625 35.48%
Moloco Inc 11 $98,617 35.48%
Josterinc 11 $40,707 35.48%
Revance Therapeutics Inc 11 $133,683 35.48%
Patreon Inc 11 $136,766 35.48%
Sage Intacct Inc 11 $125,938 35.48%
Grubmarket Inc 11 $81,260 35.48%
Nextroll Inc 11 $126,059 35.48%
Capital One Services Llc 11 $107,530 35.48%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 11 $170,275 35.48%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%

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.

State Avg Wage