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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Insurance Underwriters | 92 | $60,527 | 85.19% |
Financial Examiners | 89 | $73,933 | 82.41% |
Geneticists | 89 | $72,841 | 83.96% |
Registered Nurses | 86 | $82,005 | 82.69% |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 86 | $45,840 | 83.50% |
Media and Communication Workers, All Other | 84 | $38,644 | 84.00% |
Hydrologists | 84 | $66,849 | 84.85% |
Mechanical Drafters | 83 | $54,381 | 84.69% |
Search Marketing Strategists | 83 | $101,606 | 84.69% |
Statistical Assistants | 82 | $49,970 | 86.32% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 17 | $106,907 | 18.48% |
Order Clerks | 16 | $29,506 | 17.58% |
Mathematicians | 16 | $83,689 | 17.58% |
Travel Agents | 15 | $37,934 | 16.48% |
Sewing Machine Operators | 15 | $20,413 | 16.67% |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 14 | $34,839 | 15.73% |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 14 | $30,112 | 15.73% |
Animal Trainers | 14 | $38,544 | 15.73% |
Insurance Underwriters | 14 | $85,029 | 15.91% |
Cooks, Private Household | 14 | $41,668 | 15.91% |
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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Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of California Inc | 104 | $122,804 | 88.89% |
Commvault Systems Inc | 104 | $136,196 | 88.89% |
Corning Optical Communications Llc | 103 | $140,616 | 88.03% |
Bramasol Inc | 103 | $97,150 | 88.03% |
Sada Systems Inc | 103 | $95,761 | 88.03% |
Sgt Inc | 103 | $98,611 | 88.03% |
Logmein Usa Inc | 103 | $119,832 | 88.03% |
Accela Inc | 103 | $113,547 | 88.03% |
Applovin Corporation | 103 | $127,884 | 88.03% |
Acxiom Corporation | 103 | $103,608 | 88.79% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Simpson Gumpertz Heger Inc | 8 | $94,292 | 34.78% |
Monster Worldwide Inc | 8 | $131,222 | 34.78% |
Himax Imaging Corp | 8 | $100,578 | 34.78% |
Nominum Inc | 8 | $134,901 | 34.78% |
Be Mine Inc | 8 | $42,489 | 34.78% |
Heights Insurance Group Inc | 8 | $68,393 | 34.78% |
Specialists In Custom Software | 8 | $107,926 | 34.78% |
Grand Motorsinc | 8 | $81,715 | 34.78% |
Verigy Us Inc | 8 | $85,955 | 34.78% |
Leica Geosystems Inc | 8 | $127,151 | 34.78% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing | 1,586 | $113,494 | 87.96% |
Offices Of Dentists | 1,458 | $110,233 | 89.45% |
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers | 1,408 | $101,580 | 90.78% |
All Other Financial Investment Activities | 1,364 | $111,570 | 90.99% |
Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 1,326 | $130,746 | 89.47% |
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | 1,303 | $103,481 | 88.58% |
Computer Facilities Management Services | 1,294 | $103,418 | 89.30% |
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology | 1,271 | $104,727 | 88.76% |
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages | 1,200 | $88,389 | 85.90% |
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 1,194 | $88,662 | 86.71% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Floriculture Production | 2 | $29,796 | 100.00% |
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing | 2 | $30,722 | 100.00% |
Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 2 | $37,606 | 100.00% |
Spectator Sports | 2 | $36,421 | 100.00% |
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming | 2 | $26,058 | 100.00% |
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers | 2 | $33,571 | 100.00% |
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers | 2 | $35,360 | 100.00% |
Machinery Manufacturing | 2 | $32,053 | 100.00% |
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance | 1 | $36,421 | 50.00% |
Potato Farming | 1 | $30,722 | 50.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Payroll Services | 108 | $1,537,010 | 22.50% |
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing | 106 | $159,117 | 22.18% |
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 103 | $71,696 | 22.44% |
Offices Of Chiropractors | 102 | $46,242 | 22.47% |
Other Food Manufacturing | 99 | $48,514 | 22.20% |
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers | 98 | $65,544 | 22.02% |
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing | 97 | $77,008 | 22.05% |
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services | 95 | $112,719 | 22.04% |
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities | 92 | $85,039 | 21.75% |
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing | 92 | $32,325 | 22.66% |
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.