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 %
Nexinfo Solutions Inc 142 $96,415 89.31%
Urpan Technologies Inc 142 $96,557 89.31%
Genefront Inc 142 $97,411 89.31%
Larsen Toubro Limited 141 $54,209 88.68%
Genpact Llc 141 $100,963 88.68%
Tredence Inc 141 $110,024 88.68%
I28 Technologies Corporation 141 $68,050 88.68%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 140 $99,607 88.61%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 140 $78,923 88.61%
Samepage Information Solutions Inc 140 $80,018 88.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paramount Farms International Llc 11 $65,344 34.38%
J Network Inc 11 $84,491 34.38%
Pol Clothing Inc 11 $48,901 34.38%
Cloudgenix Inc 11 $150,579 34.38%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc 11 $76,782 34.38%
Wet 11 $104,059 34.38%
Datera Inc 11 $131,136 34.38%
Jc Usa Inc 11 $91,062 34.38%
Rapid Precision Mfg Inc 11 $69,835 34.38%
Ba Technolinks Corp 11 $111,393 34.38%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Warehousing And Storage 39 $119,675 82.98%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $104,460 82.98%
General Automotive Repair 38 $103,594 80.85%
Glass And Glazing Contractors 38 $77,259 80.85%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 38 $84,064 80.85%
Health And Welfare Funds 38 $113,517 80.85%
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing 38 $77,157 80.85%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing 38 $80,398 82.61%
Hair Nail And Skin Care Services 37 $71,545 80.43%
Crude Petroleum Extraction 37 $129,433 80.43%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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