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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University Of California Berkeley | 1,586 | $61,747 | 88.95% |
University Of California San Diego | 1,550 | $58,734 | 88.47% |
University Of California Davis | 1,530 | $55,734 | 88.49% |
Visa Usa Inc | 1,529 | $120,676 | 88.79% |
Compunnel Software Group Inc | 1,505 | $88,897 | 90.39% |
Autodesk Inc | 1,489 | $120,155 | 91.13% |
Bytedance Inc | 1,488 | $146,645 | 94.78% |
Salesforce Inc | 1,472 | $151,881 | 94.60% |
Amgen Inc | 1,470 | $90,280 | 94.78% |
Etouch Systems Corporation | 1,407 | $85,409 | 91.19% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Esurance Insurance Services Inc | 176 | $104,681 | 44.22% |
Aruba Networks Inc | 175 | $113,254 | 45.45% |
Ariba Inc | 171 | $115,300 | 44.76% |
Genentech | 168 | $84,529 | 45.28% |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | 168 | $118,873 | 45.41% |
Denken Solutions Inc | 164 | $98,499 | 44.69% |
Panasonic Avionics Corporation | 160 | $113,821 | 43.72% |
Snw Infotech Inc | 160 | $126,102 | 44.69% |
Zillow Inc | 155 | $112,405 | 43.30% |
Ellie Mae Inc | 154 | $118,383 | 43.26% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Monetary Authorities Central Bank | 500 | $127,761 | 87.57% |
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services | 493 | $121,223 | 87.72% |
Highway Street And Bridge Construction | 479 | $86,405 | 85.23% |
Junior Colleges | 469 | $58,252 | 83.45% |
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers | 469 | $75,664 | 85.74% |
Electric Power Distribution | 468 | $467,842 | 86.99% |
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services | 464 | $169,105 | 87.22% |
Employment Services | 459 | $55,213 | 86.60% |
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction | 447 | $82,618 | 88.87% |
Employment Placement Agencies | 443 | $89,623 | 88.42% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Music Publishers | 41 | $89,011 | 23.43% |
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation | 41 | $101,089 | 24.12% |
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing | 39 | $111,867 | 23.21% |
Footwear Manufacturing | 39 | $92,668 | 23.21% |
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 39 | $99,796 | 23.93% |
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events Without Facilities | 37 | $62,379 | 22.84% |
Other Personal Care Services | 37 | $60,071 | 22.98% |
Caterers | 37 | $55,893 | 22.98% |
Flooring Contractors | 36 | $48,055 | 22.93% |
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers | 36 | $82,271 | 23.08% |
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.