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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Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 6,153 | $99,711 | 91.67% |
Computer Hardware Engineers | 5,883 | $118,198 | 88.72% |
Civil Engineers | 5,576 | $81,188 | 86.01% |
Information Technology Project Managers | 5,460 | $115,436 | 88.22% |
Computer and Information Research Scientists | 5,435 | $126,687 | 88.29% |
Graphic Designers | 5,374 | $61,642 | 92.48% |
Marketing Managers | 4,787 | $141,945 | 83.15% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4,586 | $98,193 | 83.49% |
Business Intelligence Analysts | 4,424 | $107,157 | 91.94% |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 4,120 | $158,213 | 87.21% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Soil and Plant Scientists | 1 | $52,000 | 2.94% |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 1 | $33,384 | 3.13% |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 1 | $30,722 | 3.45% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Architectural and Engineering Managers | 606 | $145,728 | 88.60% |
Multimedia Artists and Animators | 596 | $310,872 | 88.82% |
Information Security Analysts | 493 | $116,050 | 75.85% |
Materials Engineers | 471 | $104,075 | 74.53% |
Financial Managers | 469 | $134,053 | 80.17% |
Database Administrators | 454 | $96,395 | 77.61% |
Logisticians | 447 | $80,450 | 78.42% |
Graphic Designers | 426 | $47,669 | 74.87% |
General and Operations Managers | 373 | $117,201 | 71.59% |
Operations Research Analysts | 353 | $69,962 | 68.41% |
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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Rockstar San Diego Inc | 109 | $88,124 | 89.34% |
I2data Systems Inc | 109 | $102,484 | 89.34% |
Harman Connected Services Inc | 109 | $104,331 | 90.08% |
La Jolla Institute For Allergy Immunology | 108 | $48,542 | 89.26% |
Honeywell International Inc | 108 | $96,397 | 89.26% |
Forever 21 Inc | 108 | $62,494 | 89.26% |
Infor Us Inc | 108 | $113,255 | 89.26% |
Ciber Inc | 108 | $83,115 | 89.26% |
Mistral Solutions Inc | 108 | $84,954 | 89.26% |
Snapchat Inc | 108 | $99,610 | 89.26% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Icw Group Holdings Inc | 8 | $104,686 | 33.33% |
Veracyte | 8 | $124,486 | 33.33% |
Boost Projects Inc | 8 | $76,445 | 33.33% |
Primer Technologies Inc | 8 | $138,246 | 33.33% |
National Instruments Corporation | 8 | $119,228 | 33.33% |
Arimo Llc | 8 | $122,294 | 33.33% |
Bayer Us Llc | 8 | $101,387 | 33.33% |
Brainoft Inc | 8 | $117,065 | 33.33% |
Science And Technology Corporation | 8 | $110,263 | 33.33% |
Relevance Lab Inc | 8 | $134,417 | 33.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing | 86 | $111,547 | 86.00% |
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 86 | $98,733 | 86.00% |
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops | 86 | $82,410 | 86.87% |
Aircraft Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing | 85 | $96,454 | 85.86% |
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 85 | $76,813 | 85.86% |
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 84 | $63,324 | 86.60% |
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing | 83 | $106,881 | 86.46% |
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing | 83 | $71,987 | 86.46% |
Individual And Family Services | 83 | $52,582 | 87.37% |
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation | 82 | $93,995 | 86.32% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Farm Product Warehousing And Storage | 1 | $55,890 | 2.86% |
Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting And Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing | 1 | $67,850 | 2.86% |
Sheep Farming | 1 | $34,174 | 2.86% |
Small Arms Ordnance And Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | 1 | $61,859 | 2.94% |
Postal Service | 1 | $92,206 | 2.94% |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation | 1 | $142,667 | 2.94% |
Community Food And Housing And Emergency And Other Relief Services | 1 | $66,830 | 3.03% |
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing | 1 | $79,789 | 3.03% |
Barber Shops | 1 | $40,331 | 3.03% |
Other Justice Public Order And Safety Activities | 1 | $66,102 | 3.03% |
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.