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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Museum Technicians and Conservators | 52 | $52,534 | 86.67% |
Solar Energy Systems Engineers | 51 | $92,548 | 85.00% |
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | 50 | $71,032 | 84.75% |
Physician Assistants | 48 | $99,713 | 81.36% |
Microsystems Engineers | 48 | $123,913 | 82.76% |
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 47 | $91,509 | 82.46% |
Document Management Specialists | 47 | $54,711 | 83.93% |
Models | 46 | $42,873 | 82.14% |
Optometrists | 46 | $100,256 | 82.14% |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 44 | $41,748 | 80.00% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Civil Engineering Technicians | 10 | $64,305 | 13.89% |
Anesthesiologists | 9 | $98,027 | 12.50% |
Writers and Authors | 9 | $60,202 | 12.68% |
Animal Scientists | 9 | $62,217 | 12.68% |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 9 | $27,213 | 12.68% |
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School | 9 | $74,214 | 12.68% |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 9 | $56,814 | 12.68% |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 9 | $20,821 | 12.68% |
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $69,994 | 12.68% |
Epidemiologists | 9 | $62,495 | 12.86% |
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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A1 Kaiser Inc | 103 | $66,902 | 88.79% |
Rambus Inc | 103 | $124,253 | 88.79% |
St Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Mgmt Div | 103 | $86,745 | 88.79% |
Tellabs Operations Inc | 103 | $99,033 | 88.79% |
Branch Metrics Inc | 102 | $143,186 | 87.93% |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati Pc | 102 | $135,093 | 87.93% |
Branta Group Inc | 102 | $106,924 | 87.93% |
Intel Americas Inc | 102 | $126,948 | 87.93% |
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation | 102 | $125,373 | 88.70% |
Cbre Inc | 102 | $86,763 | 88.70% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Kal Krishnan Consulting Services Inc | 8 | $93,889 | 34.78% |
Boardwalktech Inc | 8 | $112,481 | 34.78% |
Satmetrix Systems Inc | 8 | $114,299 | 34.78% |
Situne Corporation | 8 | $92,737 | 34.78% |
Vm Services Inc | 8 | $73,991 | 34.78% |
Ericsson Services Inc | 8 | $61,000 | 34.78% |
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc | 8 | $102,682 | 34.78% |
Kpff Consulting Engineers | 8 | $93,092 | 34.78% |
E Infotek Solutions Inc | 8 | $102,947 | 34.78% |
Interlog Corporation | 8 | $89,185 | 34.78% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities | 915 | $72,439 | 87.64% |
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers | 898 | $113,213 | 86.18% |
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 890 | $101,451 | 85.82% |
Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing | 880 | $104,185 | 86.11% |
Other Services Related To Advertising | 880 | $95,800 | 87.04% |
Medical Laboratories | 878 | $100,756 | 87.36% |
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 872 | $103,804 | 87.29% |
Landscape Architectural Services | 844 | $58,411 | 86.92% |
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing | 842 | $95,968 | 87.89% |
Aircraft Manufacturing | 828 | $104,174 | 87.07% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers | 69 | $117,286 | 21.77% |
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers | 68 | $99,690 | 22.22% |
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers | 68 | $68,255 | 22.30% |
Industrial Building Construction | 67 | $82,252 | 22.11% |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 66 | $49,726 | 23.00% |
Arts Entertainment And Recreation | 66 | $96,917 | 23.16% |
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses | 66 | $86,832 | 23.91% |
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 65 | $82,783 | 23.90% |
Credit Card Issuing | 64 | $114,961 | 23.79% |
Hardware Manufacturing | 64 | $90,741 | 23.79% |
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.