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 %
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	102	$71,710	85.00%
Recreational Therapists	102	$57,543	85.71%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	98	$48,972	83.05%
Transportation Planners	96	$80,644	81.36%
Statistical Assistants	95	$51,179	80.51%
Financial Examiners	95	$73,688	80.51%
Insurance Underwriters	95	$61,848	81.90%
Registered Nurses	93	$85,176	84.55%
Hydrologists	93	$68,200	86.92%
Curators	85	$57,224	79.44%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	18	$45,130	18.56%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	17	$84,005	17.53%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	17	$33,169	17.71%
Bioinformatics Scientists	17	$79,742	17.89%
Biological Technicians	17	$45,629	18.09%
Nannies	16	$31,834	17.20%
Cooks, Private Household	16	$42,783	17.20%
Mathematicians	16	$83,689	17.20%
Travel Agents	15	$37,934	16.13%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	15	$91,657	16.30%

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 %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Forescout Technologies Inc	28	$115,242	87.50%
Persistent Telecom Solutions Inc	28	$82,655	87.50%
City Of Sacramento	28	$85,379	87.50%
Fictiv Inc	28	$127,661	87.50%
Lyra Health Inc	28	$146,848	87.50%
Crosscircles Inc	28	$62,455	87.50%
Kairos Technologies Inc	28	$93,667	87.50%
Quadrant Resource Llc	28	$102,798	87.50%
Infosemantics Inc	28	$70,485	87.50%
Djo Llc	28	$98,419	90.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Central Farm Inc	2	$44,658	33.33%
Good Stuff Restaurant	2	$24,190	33.33%
Jc Bc Inc Dba Hama Restaurant	2	$28,829	33.33%
American Bureau Of Shipping	2	$83,273	33.33%
Leucadia Pizzaria Italian Restaurant	2	$23,837	33.33%
Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment Pace	2	$0	33.33%
Integrated Healthcare Medical Group Inc	2	$40,508	33.33%
Surveying Drafting Services Inc	2	$57,491	33.33%
La Piccola Scuola Italiana Di San Francisco	2	$46,260	33.33%
Mesriani Associates A Plc	2	$46,176	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	3,621	$114,059	89.39%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,157	$114,586	93.43%
Scientific Research And Development Services	2,860	$99,187	86.25%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	2,821	$101,489	85.46%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	2,801	$89,412	85.06%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	2,690	$101,426	86.97%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2,675	$99,787	88.93%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2,577	$105,892	87.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,430	$108,861	83.71%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	2,415	$130,028	88.75%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Goat Farming	13	$39,388	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	11	$30,848	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	11	$26,058	100.00%
Orange Groves	10	$40,265	100.00%
Business Associations	10	$34,251	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	9	$40,308	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	9	$37,183	100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	9	$26,434	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	8	$37,279	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	8	$37,762	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	877	$120,012	100.00%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	877	$101,923	100.00%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	840	$5,563,112	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	826	$722,156	100.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	811	$101,405	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	808	$745,694	100.00%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	782	$53,198	100.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	774	$107,113	100.00%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	758	$100,735	100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Production	711	$82,886	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.