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
1,236,055	87.25%	$104,510	H-1B
144,051	10.17%	$144,477	PERM
30,331	2.14%	$109,456	E-3 Australian
6,165	0.44%	$31,590	H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Orthodontists	20	$173,416	76.92%
Acupuncturists	20	$53,420	76.92%
Insurance Sales Agents	20	$56,126	80.00%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	20	$39,556	80.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors	19	$45,985	76.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	19	$67,613	76.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	18	$37,069	75.00%
Podiatrists	18	$83,758	75.00%
Business Continuity Planners	18	$80,886	78.26%
Technical Directors/Managers	18	$76,722	78.26%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Advertising Sales Agents	6	$75,164	10.00%
Physician Assistants	6	$83,148	10.00%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	6	$31,412	10.17%
Regulatory Affairs Managers	6	$157,611	10.17%
Geographers	6	$55,339	10.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	6	$38,813	10.17%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	6	$44,370	10.17%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	6	$60,982	10.17%
Energy Engineers	6	$100,852	10.34%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	6	$136,011	10.34%

California Employees Over Time

California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Iota Biosciences Inc	28	$143,848	87.50%
Advanced Resource Staffing Inc	28	$116,735	87.50%
Eastern Broadcasting America Corporation	28	$38,425	87.50%
Pegatron Technology Service Inc	28	$55,390	87.50%
Battelle Memorial Institute	28	$70,203	87.50%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Amp Associates Inc	28	$57,075	87.50%
Odk Media Inc	28	$56,476	87.50%
Tek Erp Llc	28	$51,982	87.50%
Softcom Systems Inc	28	$77,889	87.50%
Oakston Technologies Llc	28	$86,444	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
National Health Services Inc	2	$114,005	33.33%
Pacific Floor Covering	2	$51,002	33.33%
Allstate Floral Craft Inc	2	$37,326	33.33%
Simmon Iii Inc Dba Sushiya	2	$36,234	33.33%
Scansys Cctv Inc	2	$34,029	33.33%
Misfit Financial Group Llc	2	$60,830	33.33%
Trojan Professional Services Inc	2	$71,074	33.33%
Kp Distribution Inc	2	$48,984	33.33%
Crm Technology Inc	2	$94,651	33.33%
Natividad Medical Center	2	$130,177	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	2,366	$87,908	87.99%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	2,364	$100,541	89.21%
Educational Support Services	2,320	$83,155	89.16%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	2,300	$133,209	88.63%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2,257	$142,315	88.03%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	2,255	$103,489	91.18%
Motion Picture And Video Production	2,234	$81,435	90.85%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	2,077	$86,598	85.09%
Temporary Help Services	2,039	$97,246	84.01%
Consumer Lending	1,993	$121,946	82.80%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Support Activities For Animal Production	6	$18,896	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	6	$28,104	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	6	$31,673	100.00%
Farm Management Services	5	$29,707	100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers	4	$32,718	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$35,662	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	4	$37,367	100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3	$83,893	100.00%
Corn Farming	3	$36,989	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	3	$31,906	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	702	$113,152	100.00%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	675	$92,308	100.00%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	672	$101,016	100.00%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	655	$316,646	100.00%
Temporary Help Services	605	$3,172,154	100.00%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	594	$85,618	100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	584	$32,719	100.00%
Consumer Lending	582	$121,241	100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	558	$63,576	100.00%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	540	$64,121	100.00%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.