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 %
Capital Group Companies Global 164 $110,287 87.70%
Graviton Consulting Services Inc 163 $86,494 87.17%
Shipt Inc 163 $124,972 87.63%
Idexcel Inc 162 $88,369 87.10%
The J David Gladstone Institutes 162 $58,462 87.10%
Cbs Interactive Inc 162 $99,165 87.10%
Marlabs Inc 162 $80,888 87.57%
Blackline Systems Inc 162 $125,297 88.04%
Innovate Solutions Inc 162 $67,538 88.04%
Psemi Corporation 162 $109,496 88.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Nami Corporation 13 $21,213 33.33%
Invenger Technologies Inc 13 $87,690 33.33%
Civil Service Employees Insurance Company 13 $108,280 33.33%
Acme Furniture Industry Inc 13 $47,989 33.33%
Numann Technologies Inc 13 $73,805 33.33%
Dynatron Corporation 13 $68,334 33.33%
Taulia Inc 13 $117,197 33.33%
Proteus Digital Health Inc 13 $121,758 33.33%
Markmonitor Inc 13 $126,814 33.33%
Jang Enterprise Inc 13 $35,109 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commuter Rail Systems 4 $82,628 80.00%
Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 4 $63,092 100.00%
Drive In Motion Picture Theaters 4 $40,440 100.00%
Boiler Tank And Shipping Container Manufacturing 4 $81,344 100.00%
Building Material And Supplies Dealers 4 $69,451 100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 4 $58,781 100.00%
Pulp Mills 4 $51,678 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 4 $86,050 100.00%
Hay Farming 4 $45,885 100.00%
Textile Furnishings Mills 4 $63,924 100.00%
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