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 %
Bmr Health Services Inc 237 $69,997 87.78%
Eclinicalworks Llc 236 $78,259 87.73%
Analog Devices Inc 234 $104,889 86.99%
Lsi Corporation 234 $116,958 86.99%
Cymer Llc 234 $93,962 86.99%
Natsoft Corporation 234 $88,823 87.31%
Neelinfo Inc 234 $64,473 87.31%
Fair Isaac Corporation 233 $111,431 86.94%
Pandora Media Inc 233 $120,252 86.94%
Ford Motor Company 232 $116,096 86.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Csaa Insurance Services Inc 19 $97,124 32.76%
Goodrx 19 $112,920 33.33%
Rx Staffing And Home Care 19 $20,555 33.33%
Relief Nursing Services Inc 19 $22,647 33.33%
Pepperdine University 19 $65,267 33.33%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 19 $105,955 33.33%
Chelsio Communications Inc 19 $105,057 33.33%
Softsol Technologies Inc 19 $99,562 33.33%
Icu Medical Inc 19 $109,642 33.93%
Cal Royal Products Inc 19 $65,414 33.93%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Roll Forming 3 $74,374 75.00%
Coal And Other Mineral And Ore Merchant Wholesalers 3 $51,873 75.00%
Speed Changer Industrial High Speed Drive And Gear Manufacturing 3 $109,235 75.00%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 3 $77,910 75.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 3 $53,900 75.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 3 $125,424 75.00%
Aquaculture 3 $51,538 75.00%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing 3 $77,730 75.00%
Line Haul Railroads 3 $101,858 75.00%
Knit Fabric Mills 3 $57,817 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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