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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Thales Avionics Inc | 160 | $93,922 | 88.89% |
Techdemocracy Llc | 159 | $74,823 | 88.83% |
Chevron Corporation | 159 | $109,324 | 88.83% |
Denken Solutions Inc | 159 | $88,964 | 88.83% |
Tsmc Technology Inc | 159 | $107,321 | 88.83% |
Ab Star Group | 159 | $64,843 | 88.83% |
Nic Info Tek Inc | 159 | $75,465 | 88.83% |
Astute Business Solutions | 159 | $79,305 | 88.83% |
Beckman Coulter Inc | 158 | $101,713 | 88.76% |
Udemy Inc | 158 | $125,132 | 88.76% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Candor Ps | 13 | $101,328 | 34.21% |
Xpliant Inc | 13 | $117,709 | 34.21% |
International School Of The Peninsula | 13 | $61,101 | 34.21% |
Qbe Americas Inc | 13 | $107,512 | 34.21% |
Energy Recovery Inc | 13 | $137,000 | 34.21% |
Plus Management Inc | 13 | $51,703 | 34.21% |
Intertrust Technologies Corporation | 13 | $134,206 | 34.21% |
Enphase Energy | 13 | $107,976 | 34.21% |
Transpacific Financial Inc | 13 | $56,902 | 34.21% |
Kc Exclusive Inc | 13 | $40,429 | 34.21% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities | 915 | $72,439 | 87.64% |
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers | 898 | $113,213 | 86.18% |
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 890 | $101,451 | 85.82% |
Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing | 880 | $104,185 | 86.11% |
Other Services Related To Advertising | 880 | $95,800 | 87.04% |
Medical Laboratories | 878 | $100,756 | 87.36% |
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 872 | $103,804 | 87.29% |
Landscape Architectural Services | 844 | $58,411 | 86.92% |
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing | 842 | $95,968 | 87.89% |
Aircraft Manufacturing | 828 | $104,174 | 87.07% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers | 69 | $117,286 | 21.77% |
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers | 68 | $99,690 | 22.22% |
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers | 68 | $68,255 | 22.30% |
Industrial Building Construction | 67 | $82,252 | 22.11% |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 66 | $49,726 | 23.00% |
Arts Entertainment And Recreation | 66 | $96,917 | 23.16% |
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses | 66 | $86,832 | 23.91% |
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 65 | $82,783 | 23.90% |
Credit Card Issuing | 64 | $114,961 | 23.79% |
Hardware Manufacturing | 64 | $90,741 | 23.79% |
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.