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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,307 $107,865 89.51%
Information Security Analysts 3,900 $109,968 92.44%
Engineers, All Other 3,254 $86,198 86.89%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3,224 $65,629 86.09%
Biomedical Engineers 3,117 $93,190 85.40%
Logisticians 2,959 $81,788 81.54%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2,871 $64,916 88.01%
Materials Engineers 2,842 $106,739 87.26%
Speech-Language Pathologists 2,753 $71,078 88.44%
Lawyers 2,751 $137,344 92.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 378 $31,789 73.54%
Nursing Assistants 336 $28,249 66.93%
Sales Managers 336 $114,509 69.28%
Computer Programmers 335 $96,034 70.38%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 332 $40,218 74.61%
Biomedical Engineers 319 $94,038 71.69%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 318 $71,537 71.62%
Computer Network Architects 311 $128,680 73.35%
Engineers, All Other 302 $107,336 71.90%
Lawyers 286 $126,720 68.59%
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 %
Niantic Inc 224 $142,536 87.16%
Pacific Gas And Electric Company 224 $121,359 87.50%
Vmware Llc 223 $183,079 87.11%
Ice Mortgage Technology Inc 223 $149,325 87.11%
Roche Molecular Systems Inc 223 $128,685 87.45%
Nmk Global Inc 223 $89,178 87.45%
Sapient Corporation 223 $102,227 87.80%
Kpi Partners Inc 223 $101,228 87.80%
Sony Network Entertainment International Llc 223 $94,326 87.80%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 221 $154,861 87.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All About Ag Inc 1 $38,792 100.00%
Krebs Livestock Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Bwb Honey Company 1 $38,792 100.00%
New Era Farming Inc 1 $22,901 100.00%
Isa Contracting Services Inc Op Murphy June Aug 2024 1 $41,080 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Sa 35 1 $41,080 100.00%
Peri Sons Farms Of California 1 $41,080 100.00%
Empire Flc Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Freshway Farms Llc Frf222 1 $36,421 100.00%
Borda Land Sheep Company 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corsair Memory Inc 18 $115,907 32.73%
Computer Technology Resources Inc 18 $90,489 33.33%
Innopath Software 18 $106,515 33.33%
Tech Point Solutions Inc 18 $93,923 33.33%
Birst Inc 18 $118,507 33.33%
Offline Inc 18 $47,124 33.96%
Equator Llc 18 $83,446 33.96%
Intellect It Llc 18 $99,192 33.96%
Proactive Technical Services Inc 18 $110,716 33.96%
Endpoint Clinical Inc 18 $107,223 33.96%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Footwear Manufacturing 153 $127,010 85.96%
Offices Of Chiropractors 152 $55,987 85.88%
Other Insurance Funds 151 $97,773 86.78%
Credit Unions 150 $116,353 87.72%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 149 $76,436 87.13%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 149 $68,056 87.13%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 147 $84,365 88.55%
Packaging And Labeling Services 145 $91,112 87.35%
Business Support Services 145 $76,427 87.88%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 144 $100,470 87.27%
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 $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