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 %
Customer Service Representatives 13 $40,653 72.22%
Photographers 13 $44,331 72.22%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 13 $59,482 72.22%
Electronics Engineering Technologists 13 $69,727 72.22%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 13 $94,275 72.22%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 13 $101,854 72.22%
Anesthesiologists 13 $154,201 76.47%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 13 $65,105 81.25%
Transportation Inspectors 12 $46,954 75.00%
Marine Engineers 12 $107,205 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Bahamas 7 $88,219 50.00%
Nicaragua 6 $88,865 46.15%
Haiti 6 $118,935 46.15%
Tanzania 6 $94,248 50.00%
Belize 5 $72,538 41.67%
Afghanistan 5 $47,782 41.67%
Turkmenistan 5 $47,174 41.67%
Senegal 4 $103,823 36.36%
Kosovo 4 $99,226 36.36%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 4 $90,678 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robinhood Markets Inc 670 $149,468 89.21%
Safeway Inc 659 $145,615 89.05%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 654 $105,705 88.98%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 653 $107,592 89.09%
Riot Games Inc 651 $110,440 89.42%
Guidewire Software Inc 646 $125,799 88.74%
Alphavista Services Inc 645 $69,053 89.58%
Inovant Llc 644 $109,721 89.69%
Amazon Corporate Llc 644 $100,301 90.20%
Sap America Inc 641 $114,252 90.03%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rc Farms Llc 7 $33,030 100.00%
Hill Top Produce Inc 7 $32,437 100.00%
Grant Azevedo 7 $29,411 100.00%
Wood Ag Management Inc 7 $33,443 100.00%
La Fuente Farming Inc 7 $31,887 100.00%
Noble Vineyard Management Inc 7 $33,491 100.00%
J M Lasgoity 7 $38,661 100.00%
New Hope Harvesting Llc 7 $30,736 100.00%
Big Sky Honey Inc Ca 7 $36,177 100.00%
Capra Environmental Services Corp 7 $32,610 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 58 $123,245 33.33%
Shape Security Inc 57 $122,547 32.95%
Kohls Department Stores Inc 57 $131,420 33.14%
Ehealthinsurance Services Inc 57 $117,569 33.33%
Didi Research America Llc 57 $132,768 33.33%
Rally Health Inc 56 $126,267 33.33%
Nuro Inc 56 $131,525 33.33%
Blend Labs Inc 56 $124,318 33.94%
Indeed Inc 55 $119,519 33.54%
Carta Inc 55 $139,846 33.54%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 328,913 $94,835 91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services 121,832 $116,724 89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 37,523 $142,016 95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 34,399 $108,216 89.27%
Other Computer Related Services 30,473 $99,261 87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 28,127 $71,811 80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 26,488 $136,777 92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 21,436 $116,803 90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 20,987 $117,887 88.28%
Engineering Services 20,720 $89,583 88.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,804 $33,453 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1,164 $29,844 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 557 $35,723 100.00%
Apiculture 463 $34,353 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 322 $34,093 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 238 $31,453 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 188 $34,068 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 174 $35,597 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 158 $34,478 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 115 $35,908 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage