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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Emc Corporation	1,389	$105,891	90.25%
Cadence Design Systems Inc	1,376	$130,117	90.41%
Gilead Sciences Inc	1,368	$113,461	90.30%
Lyft Inc	1,364	$133,764	90.27%
Adobe Systems Incorporated	1,348	$114,849	89.81%
Igate Technologies Inc	1,304	$70,682	86.93%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	1,296	$76,079	86.69%
The Leland Stanford Jr University	1,287	$66,304	86.55%
Pinterest Inc	1,287	$128,678	87.08%
Rivian Automotive Llc	1,268	$122,196	89.55%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pfs Llc	148	$24,008	41.81%
Veritas Technologies Llc	145	$119,791	42.52%
Informatica Corporation	144	$101,335	42.73%
Erp Erp Corp	143	$110,575	44.27%
Robinhood Markets Inc	135	$130,219	42.45%
Fireeye Inc	129	$122,847	40.95%
Hortonworks Inc	129	$117,054	41.08%
First Republic Bank	129	$137,753	41.61%
Affirm Inc	126	$117,343	41.04%
Prospance Inc	124	$116,259	40.66%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	285	$70,239	87.16%
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing	282	$100,374	86.24%
Industrial Building Construction	281	$81,049	87.27%
Software Publishers	280	$154,499	87.77%
Dental Laboratories	280	$77,249	88.61%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	277	$65,306	87.94%
Sales Financing	277	$97,091	88.50%
Language Schools	276	$49,076	88.18%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	274	$65,032	88.39%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	274	$86,360	88.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	19	$80,784	19.00%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	19	$80,854	19.19%
Collection Agencies	18	$96,209	18.18%
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	18	$73,834	18.37%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	18	$82,369	18.37%
Cement Manufacturing	18	$93,030	18.56%
Battery Manufacturing	17	$103,457	17.53%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells	17	$95,580	17.71%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	17	$78,881	17.71%
Agencies Brokerages And Other Insurance Related Activities	17	$66,798	17.89%

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.