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 %
Riverbed Technology Inc	436	$112,709	88.62%
Skyworks Solutions Inc	436	$105,693	88.98%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation	435	$76,781	88.96%
Cohesity Inc	434	$142,226	88.93%
Slalom Llc	431	$117,615	88.87%
Maplebear Inc	430	$151,140	88.66%
Life Technologies Corporation	429	$84,700	88.45%
Hulu Llc	429	$96,742	89.00%
Syntel Inc	423	$85,452	87.76%
Randstad Technologies Llc	423	$105,501	88.13%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mulesoft Inc	36	$117,652	34.62%
Intellipro Group Inc	36	$104,996	34.95%
Dcm Limited	36	$87,570	35.29%
Fv Usa Llc Dba Coupang	36	$127,649	35.29%
Kite Pharma Inc	36	$105,331	35.29%
Asml Us Llc	36	$96,102	35.64%
Williamssonoma Inc	36	$148,153	36.00%
Course Hero Inc	35	$124,079	35.00%
L A Care Health Plan	35	$111,943	35.00%
Harmonic Inc	35	$110,466	35.35%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	4,826	$74,934	87.35%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	4,825	$109,879	89.95%
Architectural Services	4,451	$58,974	85.14%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	4,445	$55,192	88.16%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,310	$87,406	88.46%
Commercial Banking	4,290	$102,389	89.26%
Marketing Consulting Services	4,240	$91,227	88.93%
Offices Of Lawyers	3,264	$101,577	82.26%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,072	$114,487	93.52%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	2,715	$109,412	88.70%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	25	$34,380	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	24	$30,795	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$30,575	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	17	$34,754	100.00%
Hay Farming	17	$35,034	100.00%
Other Animal Production	15	$33,355	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	13	$30,080	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$36,296	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	12	$36,859	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	11	$26,058	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	399	$76,340	33.56%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	391	$104,983	33.42%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	352	$91,002	32.06%
Scientific Research And Development Services	303	$99,007	27.87%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	267	$89,881	26.92%
Employment Placement Agencies	259	$44,050	26.78%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	247	$39,853	26.59%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	230	$98,492	24.76%
Other Residential Care Facilities	211	$30,864	24.14%
Other Financial Investment Activities	201	$100,178	23.08%

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.