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 %
Rehabilitation Counselors 134 $31,330 87.01%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 133 $61,774 86.93%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 129 $55,897 87.76%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 126 $63,807 86.30%
Treasurers and Controllers 126 $125,926 88.11%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 124 $42,071 86.71%
Sociologists 120 $64,820 85.11%
Agricultural Engineers 119 $70,257 85.61%
Logistics Engineers 119 $86,106 86.23%
Psychologists, All Other 117 $59,010 85.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
File Clerks 23 $26,363 20.91%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 23 $59,581 20.91%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 22 $48,994 20.18%
Driver/Sales Workers 22 $25,438 20.18%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 21 $46,474 19.44%
Waiters and Waitresses 21 $24,865 19.44%
Loan Officers 21 $55,165 19.44%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 21 $41,600 19.63%
Pharmacists 21 $11,569,041 19.81%
Sheet Metal Workers 20 $31,221 18.87%
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 %
Grenada 3 $95,604 60.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $101,046 60.00%
Luxembourg 3 $97,386 60.00%
Guyana 2 $93,839 50.00%
Barbados 2 $101,061 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $95,191 50.00%
Bahrain 2 $124,103 50.00%
Togo 2 $80,388 50.00%
Brunei 2 $80,101 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $69,139 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 38,716 $127,956 94.62%
Infosys Limited 36,898 $83,664 99.63%
Apple Inc 22,458 $137,574 95.00%
Facebook Inc 13,287 $138,722 79.66%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 13,278 $77,335 90.33%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 12,429 $111,545 91.74%
Google Inc 11,217 $104,626 83.70%
Ernst Young Us Llp 10,887 $87,513 92.65%
Wipro Limited 10,642 $83,359 96.42%
Intel Corporation 10,332 $112,309 94.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Inc 9,547 $120,655 82.47%
Google Inc 6,753 $104,685 70.73%
Cisco Systems Inc 5,845 $115,778 78.35%
Oracle America Inc 3,708 $116,020 54.91%
Linkedin Corporation 2,794 $120,757 42.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,375 $116,864 40.63%
Paypal Inc 2,178 $117,471 58.74%
Yahoo Inc 1,800 $109,314 49.71%
Microsoft Corporation 1,740 $112,768 56.20%
Broadcom Corporation 1,451 $111,455 51.93%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills 7 $56,410 87.50%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 7 $61,310 87.50%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 7 $89,297 87.50%
Personal Care Services 7 $40,156 87.50%
Rail Transportation 7 $127,705 87.50%
Other Textile Product Mills 7 $59,140 87.50%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 7 $43,478 87.50%
Nonferrous Metal Foundries 7 $114,991 87.50%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 7 $112,066 87.50%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 7 $51,902 87.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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