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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Black Sesame Technologies Inc | 96 | $138,606 | 88.07% |
Maan Systems Inc | 96 | $58,598 | 88.07% |
The Wonderful Company Llc | 96 | $102,271 | 88.07% |
Sanveo Inc | 96 | $80,717 | 88.89% |
Walkwater Technologies Inc | 96 | $72,269 | 88.89% |
Astute Solutions Llc | 95 | $104,846 | 87.96% |
Tekcrew Inc | 95 | $65,311 | 87.96% |
Hdr Architecture Inc | 95 | $70,061 | 87.96% |
Infinite Solutions Inc | 95 | $67,717 | 87.96% |
Trianz Inc | 95 | $92,975 | 87.96% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Lululemon Usa Inc | 7 | $143,452 | 33.33% |
Santen Inc | 7 | $113,419 | 33.33% |
Ocusun Llc | 7 | $114,445 | 33.33% |
C3 Inc Dba C3 Energy | 7 | $94,566 | 33.33% |
Shojin Corporation | 7 | $32,294 | 33.33% |
Shinhan Bank America Inc | 7 | $45,130 | 33.33% |
Gsk Llp | 7 | $58,044 | 33.33% |
Kareo | 7 | $105,251 | 33.33% |
Lek Consulting Llc | 7 | $95,915 | 33.33% |
Jc Air Academy Inc | 7 | $75,926 | 33.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Hmo Medical Centers | 435 | $94,316 | 89.51% |
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers | 418 | $77,823 | 88.94% |
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers | 417 | $51,315 | 88.72% |
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing | 407 | $104,872 | 86.78% |
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers | 404 | $84,583 | 86.51% |
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing | 400 | $101,809 | 86.58% |
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services | 394 | $73,040 | 85.84% |
Credit Card Issuing | 392 | $120,476 | 85.59% |
Real Estate Property Managers | 389 | $82,142 | 85.49% |
Office Administrative Services | 380 | $77,229 | 84.07% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 36 | $88,369 | 23.23% |
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 35 | $69,950 | 22.58% |
Highway Street And Bridge Construction | 35 | $78,551 | 22.73% |
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | 33 | $80,207 | 21.57% |
Grocery And Convenience Retailers | 31 | $49,942 | 20.67% |
Food Service Contractors | 30 | $73,068 | 20.13% |
Credit Unions | 30 | $114,137 | 20.41% |
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing | 30 | $97,984 | 20.55% |
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 30 | $76,532 | 20.69% |
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing | 30 | $72,228 | 20.98% |
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.