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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Cerebras Systems Inc | 106 | $157,082 | 89.08% |
University Of The Pacific | 105 | $67,069 | 88.24% |
Ixl Learning Inc | 105 | $112,136 | 88.24% |
Newracom Inc | 105 | $103,079 | 88.98% |
International Solution Sources Llc | 105 | $70,956 | 88.98% |
Sar Tech Llc | 105 | $78,416 | 88.98% |
Rh Us Llc | 105 | $119,850 | 88.98% |
Vision Service Plan | 105 | $100,057 | 88.98% |
Ryzen Solutions | 105 | $104,575 | 88.98% |
Mercury Systems Inc | 105 | $65,490 | 88.98% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Guidespark Inc | 8 | $117,748 | 34.78% |
Minted Llc | 8 | $120,474 | 34.78% |
Gainsight | 8 | $155,074 | 34.78% |
Jobvite | 8 | $146,021 | 34.78% |
Orgspire Inc | 8 | $107,003 | 34.78% |
Oro Inc | 8 | $71,113 | 34.78% |
Helix Employment Llc | 8 | $106,603 | 34.78% |
Cprime Inc | 8 | $162,204 | 34.78% |
New Vision Legal | 8 | $21,962 | 34.78% |
Tekhqs Inc | 8 | $108,501 | 34.78% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Space Research And Technology | 172 | $104,087 | 86.00% |
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 168 | $118,707 | 84.00% |
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 168 | $59,400 | 84.42% |
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 168 | $119,039 | 84.85% |
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing | 168 | $55,989 | 84.85% |
New Multifamily Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders | 166 | $71,594 | 84.26% |
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 165 | $85,298 | 84.18% |
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries | 165 | $96,689 | 85.49% |
Computer Training | 164 | $85,709 | 85.86% |
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 164 | $55,550 | 86.32% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel | 8 | $55,696 | 11.76% |
Dairy Product Except Frozen Manufacturing | 8 | $79,698 | 11.76% |
Plastics Packaging Film And Sheet Including Laminated Manufacturing | 8 | $76,768 | 11.76% |
All Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation | 8 | $75,062 | 11.76% |
Farm Management Services | 8 | $81,359 | 11.76% |
Plastics Bag And Pouch Manufacturing | 8 | $59,561 | 11.94% |
Spectator Sports | 8 | $56,415 | 11.94% |
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing | 8 | $56,217 | 12.12% |
Insurance Carriers And Related Activities | 8 | $98,561 | 12.12% |
Automobile Driving Schools | 8 | $105,459 | 12.12% |
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.