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 %
Microinfo Inc	177	$77,086	88.50%
Everest Computers Inc	175	$75,645	87.94%
Fitbit Inc	175	$111,007	88.38%
Rhp Soft Inc	175	$79,287	88.38%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd	175	$57,717	88.38%
California State University Fresno	175	$56,136	88.83%
Teksystems Global Services Llc	174	$104,727	88.32%
Mcafee Llc	174	$123,020	88.32%
Appdynamics Inc	173	$110,436	88.27%
Automation Anywhere Inc	173	$133,807	88.27%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sgt Inc	14	$99,485	33.33%
Intel Media Inc	14	$102,064	33.33%
Zebra Technologies Corporation	14	$135,311	33.33%
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc	14	$103,889	33.33%
Brillius Technologies Inc	14	$121,763	33.33%
Sumo Logic	13	$148,472	30.95%
Canoo Technologies Inc Fka Canoo Inc	13	$106,513	31.71%
Astera Labs Inc	13	$157,098	31.71%
Western Digital Technologies	13	$121,576	31.71%
F5 Inc	13	$151,889	31.71%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	4,826	$74,934	87.35%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	4,825	$109,879	89.95%
Architectural Services	4,451	$58,974	85.14%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	4,445	$55,192	88.16%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,310	$87,406	88.46%
Commercial Banking	4,290	$102,389	89.26%
Marketing Consulting Services	4,240	$91,227	88.93%
Offices Of Lawyers	3,264	$101,577	82.26%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,072	$114,487	93.52%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	2,715	$109,412	88.70%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	25	$34,380	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	24	$30,795	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$30,575	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	17	$34,754	100.00%
Hay Farming	17	$35,034	100.00%
Other Animal Production	15	$33,355	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	13	$30,080	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$36,296	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	12	$36,859	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	11	$26,058	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	399	$76,340	33.56%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	391	$104,983	33.42%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	352	$91,002	32.06%
Scientific Research And Development Services	303	$99,007	27.87%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	267	$89,881	26.92%
Employment Placement Agencies	259	$44,050	26.78%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	247	$39,853	26.59%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	230	$98,492	24.76%
Other Residential Care Facilities	211	$30,864	24.14%
Other Financial Investment Activities	201	$100,178	23.08%

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.