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 %
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 %
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 %
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%
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 %
Classroom Support Services Llc 99 $88,374 87.61%
Jam City Inc 99 $89,119 87.61%
Econtenti Inc 99 $99,191 87.61%
Proactive Technical Services Inc 99 $70,123 87.61%
Abbvie Inc 99 $101,006 87.61%
Western University Of Health Sciences 99 $69,255 87.61%
Impetus Technologies Inc 99 $102,771 88.39%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 99 $111,827 88.39%
Goodrich Corporation 98 $84,931 87.50%
Verifone Inc 98 $120,347 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsemi Soc Corp 8 $108,888 36.36%
Genapsys Inc 8 $102,620 36.36%
Origami Logic 8 $119,140 36.36%
Skava 8 $127,028 36.36%
Psc Biotech Corp 8 $95,485 36.36%
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation 8 $121,714 36.36%
Johnson Controls Inc 8 $113,875 36.36%
Mindsource Inc 8 $104,057 36.36%
San Diego County Credit Union 8 $98,387 36.36%
Pink Pleasure Inc 8 $61,781 36.36%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 10 $34,251 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 9 $26,434 100.00%
Wineries 9 $35,580 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 9 $29,083 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 7 $36,070 100.00%
Goat Farming 7 $32,049 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 6 $36,657 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 6 $28,104 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $31,673 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 5 $14,459 100.00%

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