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 %
Food Service Managers 44 $49,233 81.48%
Nanosystems Engineers 44 $97,684 81.48%
Recreation Workers 43 $23,749 81.13%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 43 $141,652 81.13%
Fundraisers 42 $57,828 80.77%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 41 $47,874 78.85%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 41 $77,203 80.39%
Petroleum Engineers 41 $120,356 83.67%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 40 $55,715 81.63%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 40 $68,839 85.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
University Of California Merced 143 $65,832 87.73%
F5 Inc 143 $147,941 87.73%
Veridic Solutions Llc 143 $99,507 88.27%
Ltimindtree Limited 143 $106,166 88.27%
23andme Inc 143 $122,417 88.82%
Afterpay Us Inc 143 $141,635 88.82%
Ice Mortgage Technology Inc 142 $146,705 88.20%
Infolob Solutions Inc 142 $71,903 88.75%
Mattel Hq Inc 142 $97,234 88.75%
Neutron Holdings Inc 142 $124,193 88.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Varsun Etechnologies Group Inc 11 $96,597 33.33%
Razorfish Llc 11 $106,889 33.33%
Quantum Corporation 11 $109,814 33.33%
Magnum Semiconductor Inc 11 $115,679 33.33%
Panacure Inc 11 $39,927 33.33%
Meru Networks Inc 11 $120,831 33.33%
Network Equipment Technologies Inc 11 $91,233 33.33%
Nations Info Corporation 11 $92,029 33.33%
Impossible Foods 11 $114,905 33.33%
Flowserve Us Inc 11 $83,686 34.38%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 83 $35,077 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 76 $35,004 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 73 $28,085 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 59 $35,754 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 58 $34,656 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 45 $25,279 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 44 $34,410 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 41 $31,076 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 34 $31,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 29 $33,533 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage