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 %
Grid Dynamics International Inc 167 $102,213 88.36%
Stitch Fix Inc 167 $136,434 88.36%
Teladoc Health Inc 167 $129,021 88.36%
Msci Inc 166 $105,273 87.83%
Pocket Gems Inc 165 $105,040 87.77%
Bloomberg Lp 165 $113,259 87.77%
Speridian Technologies Llc 165 $72,626 87.77%
Pivotal Software Inc 164 $131,584 87.23%
Platinum Empire Group Inc 164 $62,024 87.70%
Elementum Scm Inc 164 $124,394 87.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Force10 Networks Inc 13 $102,206 32.50%
General Photonics Corp 13 $61,563 32.50%
Iteris Inc 13 $80,061 33.33%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation 13 $99,411 33.33%
Perkins Will Inc 13 $70,937 33.33%
Radiant Logic Inc 13 $99,602 33.33%
Estrella Inc Dba Woodruff Convalescent Center 13 $18,842 33.33%
Arsin Corporation 13 $106,394 33.33%
Futuredial Inc 13 $94,598 33.33%
Nrich Enterprise Solutions Llc 13 $85,734 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation 3 $78,062 100.00%
Specialty Canning 3 $78,575 100.00%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 3 $67,718 100.00%
Forging And Stamping 3 $77,161 100.00%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing 3 $63,494 100.00%
Department Stores 3 $127,372 100.00%
Airport Operations 3 $80,683 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 3 $128,218 100.00%
Sawmill Woodworking And Paper Machinery Manufacturing 3 $109,214 100.00%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 3 $46,551 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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.

State Avg Wage