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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Pilots 8 $72,754 12.12%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 8 $43,612 12.31%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 8 $87,300 12.31%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $60,856 12.31%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 8 $63,037 12.31%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 7 $68,574 10.94%
Curators 7 $44,367 10.94%
Hydrologists 7 $76,969 11.11%
Automotive Master Mechanics 7 $34,998 11.11%
Architectural Drafters 7 $46,660 11.11%
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 %
Bulgaria 66 $94,715 41.25%
United States Of America 66 $1,169,048 44.30%
Mongolia 65 $74,696 44.83%
Portugal 59 $107,444 40.69%
El Salvador 54 $53,942 41.22%
Switzerland 53 $2,780,717 41.73%
Hungary 51 $99,080 44.74%
Finland 49 $109,962 44.55%
Denmark 49 $118,372 45.79%
Costa Rica 48 $103,734 45.28%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 38,716 $127,956 94.62%
Infosys Limited 36,898 $83,664 99.63%
Apple Inc 22,458 $137,574 95.00%
Facebook Inc 13,287 $138,722 79.66%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 13,278 $77,335 90.33%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 12,429 $111,545 91.74%
Google Inc 11,217 $104,626 83.70%
Ernst Young Us Llp 10,887 $87,513 92.65%
Wipro Limited 10,642 $83,359 96.42%
Intel Corporation 10,332 $112,309 94.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Inc 9,547 $120,655 82.47%
Google Inc 6,753 $104,685 70.73%
Cisco Systems Inc 5,845 $115,778 78.35%
Oracle America Inc 3,708 $116,020 54.91%
Linkedin Corporation 2,794 $120,757 42.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,375 $116,864 40.63%
Paypal Inc 2,178 $117,471 58.74%
Yahoo Inc 1,800 $109,314 49.71%
Microsoft Corporation 1,740 $112,768 56.20%
Broadcom Corporation 1,451 $111,455 51.93%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 215 $114,756 87.76%
All Other Miscellaneous Schools And Instruction 211 $69,568 86.12%
Administration Of Education Programs 204 $68,811 83.95%
Hardware Manufacturing 204 $88,270 88.31%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 201 $50,358 87.39%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 201 $90,175 87.77%
Grantmaking Foundations 198 $68,508 86.84%
Civic And Social Organizations 195 $70,698 87.05%
All Other Support Services 192 $81,621 86.49%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 189 $103,839 86.30%
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