Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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California Polytechnic State University | 172 | $57,923 | 89.12% |
Scopus Consulting Group Inc | 172 | $63,107 | 89.58% |
Softsol Resources Inc | 172 | $80,873 | 89.58% |
Zuora Inc | 171 | $129,052 | 89.06% |
Latitude 36 Inc | 171 | $115,405 | 89.06% |
Contextlogic Inc | 170 | $118,061 | 88.54% |
3s Network Inc | 170 | $49,130 | 89.01% |
Nortonlifelock Inc | 170 | $126,977 | 89.01% |
Grant Thornton Llp | 170 | $85,807 | 89.01% |
Sree Infotech Llc | 170 | $67,353 | 89.01% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Excelsior Nutrition Inc | 13 | $54,051 | 31.71% |
Wing Aviation Llc | 13 | $115,494 | 31.71% |
San Jos Unified School District | 13 | $61,213 | 31.71% |
Funding Circle Usa Inc | 13 | $118,674 | 31.71% |
Pinger Inc | 13 | $121,965 | 31.71% |
Flexton Inc | 13 | $148,830 | 32.50% |
Leanplum Inc | 13 | $118,437 | 32.50% |
Springshine Consulting Inc | 13 | $94,962 | 32.50% |
Accrete Hitech Solutions Inc | 13 | $104,733 | 32.50% |
Wso2 Inc | 13 | $116,752 | 32.50% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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All Other Legal Services | 233 | $81,706 | 84.73% |
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing | 229 | $90,841 | 84.19% |
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing | 227 | $110,184 | 86.31% |
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing | 223 | $114,304 | 85.44% |
Other Motion Picture And Video Industries | 223 | $74,614 | 87.80% |
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing | 221 | $66,463 | 87.35% |
All Other Schools And Instruction | 220 | $53,205 | 88.35% |
Pharmacy Benefit Management And Other Third Party Administration Of Insurance And Pension Funds | 218 | $111,805 | 87.55% |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 218 | $113,350 | 87.90% |
All Other Food Manufacturing | 217 | $93,861 | 88.21% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Hospitals | 12 | $86,128 | 14.63% |
Business And Secretarial Schools | 12 | $96,062 | 14.81% |
Transportation And Warehousing | 12 | $57,264 | 14.81% |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing | 12 | $99,788 | 15.00% |
Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals Except Fuels Mining | 12 | $93,623 | 15.00% |
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units | 12 | $96,515 | 15.00% |
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 12 | $81,198 | 15.19% |
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities | 12 | $57,034 | 15.38% |
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 11 | $78,561 | 14.10% |
Voluntary Health Organizations | 11 | $70,378 | 14.29% |
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.