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
1,236,055 87.25% $104,510 H-1B
144,051 10.17% $144,477 PERM
30,331 2.14% $109,456 E-3 Australian
6,165 0.44% $31,590 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sociologists 131 $66,772 86.75%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 131 $42,791 87.33%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 129 $55,897 87.16%
Agricultural Engineers 125 $71,563 85.62%
Psychologists, All Other 123 $60,156 84.83%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 121 $63,630 84.62%
Clergy 118 $44,392 83.10%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 118 $67,965 84.89%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 116 $67,074 84.67%
Lodging Managers 115 $56,581 86.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pharmacists 22 $11,047,985 20.00%
Loan Officers 22 $54,272 20.00%
Driver/Sales Workers 22 $25,438 20.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 21 $46,474 19.44%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 21 $78,926 19.81%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $65,681 19.81%
Personal Financial Advisors 20 $83,706 19.05%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $61,333 19.23%
Sheet Metal Workers 20 $31,221 19.23%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 20 $55,348 19.61%
California Employees Over Time
California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palestinian Territories 1 $108,805 33.33%
Chad 1 $109,325 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $102,003 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $118,456 50.00%
Suriname 1 $68,994 50.00%
Malawi 1 $93,038 50.00%
Somalia 1 $116,522 50.00%
Marshall Islands 1 $69,160 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $109,762 50.00%
Comoros 1 $71,926 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stubhub Inc 519 $124,927 87.08%
East West Bank 508 $94,027 85.96%
Syntel Consulting Inc 507 $78,860 86.08%
Latentview Analytics Corporation 505 $98,542 85.88%
Western Dental Services Inc 503 $123,049 85.54%
Snowflake Inc 502 $156,487 85.52%
Amazon Data Services Inc 501 $134,904 85.93%
Affirm Inc 501 $146,532 86.38%
Rite Aid Corp 501 $104,136 86.68%
Capgemini Us Llc 500 $96,840 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Juan Amparan 6 $21,514 100.00%
Corder Farms Inc 6 $38,764 100.00%
Marius L Nastase 6 $29,092 100.00%
Juan Fuentes 6 $36,469 100.00%
Miguel A Ramos Dba Ramos Farms 6 $30,106 100.00%
Bonita Land Livestock Co 6 $32,960 100.00%
Buoye Honey Company Inc 6 $33,479 100.00%
Corona Vineyard Management 6 $23,709 100.00%
Fresh Foods Inc 6 $35,311 100.00%
Robert Mcgrew 6 $32,711 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integral Development Corp 44 $131,393 32.84%
Lumentum Operations Llc 44 $122,871 33.33%
Dys Technologies Inc 44 $136,620 33.59%
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp 44 $120,436 33.59%
Cashedge Inc 43 $105,226 32.82%
Infovity Inc 43 $121,664 33.08%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc Dba Fanatics 43 $110,088 33.33%
Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd 43 $137,801 33.33%
Karma Automotive Llc 43 $105,951 33.33%
Social Finance Inc 43 $124,795 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 328,913 $94,835 91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services 121,832 $116,724 89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 37,523 $142,016 95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 34,399 $108,216 89.27%
Other Computer Related Services 30,473 $99,261 87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 28,127 $71,811 80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 26,488 $136,777 92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 21,436 $116,803 90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 20,987 $117,887 88.28%
Engineering Services 20,720 $89,583 88.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,804 $33,453 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1,164 $29,844 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 557 $35,723 100.00%
Apiculture 463 $34,353 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 322 $34,093 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 238 $31,453 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 188 $34,068 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 174 $35,597 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 158 $34,478 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 115 $35,908 100.00%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.

State Avg Wage