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 %
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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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%

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 %
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%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infoshare Systems Inc	692	$77,400	91.29%
Ariba Inc	691	$115,604	91.28%
Bank Of America Na	689	$96,844	91.26%
Hewlett Packard Company	685	$92,132	90.73%
Stripe Inc	662	$132,414	87.92%
Veritas Technologies Llc	649	$120,291	87.11%
Alphavista Services Inc	645	$69,053	86.81%
Box Inc	644	$141,561	87.03%
Inovant Llc	644	$109,721	88.34%
Amazon Corporate Llc	644	$100,301	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Versa Networks Inc	58	$145,104	33.14%
8x8 Inc	58	$130,561	33.14%
Kohls Department Stores Inc	57	$131,420	32.76%
Genentech Usa Inc	57	$122,188	32.76%
Sephora Usa Inc	57	$120,024	32.95%
Fungible Inc	57	$146,752	33.14%
Cbs Interactive Inc	56	$105,011	32.56%
Rally Health Inc	56	$126,267	32.75%
Marqeta Inc	56	$134,868	32.75%
Didi Research America Llc	56	$132,282	32.75%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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 %
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 %
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%

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.