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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Hallmark Rehabilitation Gp Llc | 180 | $85,443 | 88.24% |
Formfactor Inc | 180 | $101,220 | 88.24% |
Cybage Software Inc | 179 | $74,371 | 88.61% |
Itech Analyst Corp | 179 | $71,874 | 88.61% |
Tech Net Inc | 178 | $72,694 | 88.12% |
Hexaware Technologies Inc | 178 | $77,780 | 88.12% |
Sonicwall Inc | 178 | $120,117 | 88.12% |
Niantic Inc | 177 | $134,738 | 88.06% |
Netgear Inc | 177 | $122,879 | 88.06% |
Hotwire Inc | 177 | $114,699 | 88.06% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Nauto | 14 | $142,398 | 33.33% |
Camarena Health | 14 | $133,702 | 33.33% |
Ampere Computing Llc | 14 | $152,253 | 33.33% |
Deepmap Inc | 14 | $113,841 | 33.33% |
Lumileds Llc | 14 | $114,730 | 33.33% |
Care From The Heart Inhome Services Inc | 14 | $26,562 | 33.33% |
Sb Investment Advisers Us Inc | 14 | $121,037 | 33.33% |
Reiter Affiliated Companies Llc | 14 | $99,590 | 33.33% |
Kixeye Inc | 14 | $108,007 | 33.33% |
Caravan Canopy Intl Inc | 14 | $50,250 | 33.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Machine Shops | 90 | $72,065 | 87.38% |
All Other General Merchandise Retailers | 89 | $172,372 | 86.41% |
Social Advocacy Organizations | 89 | $65,144 | 86.41% |
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | 89 | $72,408 | 86.41% |
Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 88 | $66,931 | 86.27% |
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds | 88 | $94,790 | 86.27% |
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers | 87 | $67,412 | 85.29% |
Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation | 87 | $115,684 | 85.29% |
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite | 87 | $67,805 | 85.29% |
Nonresidential Property Managers | 87 | $65,786 | 87.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Commuter Rail Systems | 2 | $118,123 | 5.56% |
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing | 2 | $79,498 | 5.56% |
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing | 2 | $92,030 | 5.56% |
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs | 2 | $98,571 | 5.56% |
Rolling And Drawing Of Purchased Steel | 2 | $52,687 | 5.56% |
Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2 | $62,723 | 5.56% |
Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers | 2 | $66,124 | 5.56% |
Motor Home Manufacturing | 1 | $187,221 | 2.78% |
Sheep And Goat Farming | 1 | $23,816 | 2.78% |
Hydroelectric Power Generation | 1 | $41,933 | 2.86% |
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.