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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3,922	$65,970	85.00%
Information Security Analysts	3,907	$110,021	92.60%
Engineers, All Other	3,193	$85,668	86.79%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	2,849	$64,016	81.75%
Logisticians	2,748	$79,940	82.67%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2,747	$63,793	86.99%
Biomedical Engineers	2,732	$91,100	90.25%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,606	$70,176	90.58%
Materials Engineers	2,466	$103,371	87.82%
Lawyers	2,420	$133,781	89.27%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Programmers	335	$96,034	66.34%
Nursing Assistants	330	$28,163	66.53%
Sales Managers	318	$113,528	68.53%
Computer Network Architects	311	$128,680	69.89%
Cooks, Restaurant	311	$30,293	72.33%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	303	$39,953	71.97%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	299	$71,034	71.70%
Biomedical Engineers	298	$93,690	71.81%
Engineers, All Other	296	$107,254	71.67%
Lawyers	269	$124,835	66.58%

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 %
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%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gspann Technologies Inc	981	$88,956	91.51%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	969	$140,356	91.50%
The Gap Inc	960	$117,873	90.91%
Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc	946	$118,395	90.18%
Everest Consulting Group Inc	935	$80,352	91.40%
Brocade Communications Systems Inc	934	$109,619	92.02%
Dgn Technologies Inc	920	$98,165	90.73%
Csc Covansys Corporation	904	$76,432	89.50%
Micron Technology Inc	893	$119,009	88.77%
Zensar Technologies Inc	892	$88,715	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Allergan Sales Llc Subsidiary Of Allergan Inc	88	$91,959	37.61%
Pixar	86	$65,087	36.75%
Hotwire	86	$114,076	36.91%
Tusimple Inc	85	$99,154	36.48%
Adp Technology Services Inc	84	$115,103	36.05%
University Of California Irvine	80	$64,858	34.48%
Seagate Us Llc	80	$104,633	34.63%
Fair Isaac Corporation	79	$122,645	34.35%
Maantic Inc	79	$105,785	34.35%
Cymer Llc	79	$100,029	34.65%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	1,586	$113,494	87.96%
Offices Of Dentists	1,458	$110,233	89.45%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,408	$101,580	90.78%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,364	$111,570	90.99%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,326	$130,746	89.47%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	1,303	$103,481	88.58%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1,294	$103,418	89.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	1,271	$104,727	88.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,200	$88,389	85.90%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$88,662	86.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	2	$29,796	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$30,722	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$37,606	100.00%
Spectator Sports	2	$36,421	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$26,058	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	2	$33,571	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,360	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$32,053	100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	1	$36,421	50.00%
Potato Farming	1	$30,722	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Payroll Services	108	$1,537,010	22.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	106	$159,117	22.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	103	$71,696	22.44%
Offices Of Chiropractors	102	$46,242	22.47%
Other Food Manufacturing	99	$48,514	22.20%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	98	$65,544	22.02%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	97	$77,008	22.05%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	95	$112,719	22.04%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	92	$85,039	21.75%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	92	$32,325	22.66%

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.