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
1,236,055 87.25% $104,510 H-1B
144,051 10.17% $144,477 PERM
30,331 2.14% $109,456 E-3 Australian
6,165 0.44% $31,590 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 9 $50,942 81.82%
Transportation Managers 9 $66,537 81.82%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 8 $70,728 72.73%
School Psychologists 8 $82,833 80.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 8 $60,260 80.00%
Childcare Workers 8 $28,948 80.00%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 8 $48,386 80.00%
Clinical Nurse Specialists 8 $96,496 80.00%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 8 $93,239 80.00%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 7 $30,150 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Breeders 3 $42,696 6.12%
Upholsterers 3 $26,686 6.12%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 3 $36,005 6.12%
Roofers 3 $44,075 6.12%
Desktop Publishers 3 $43,562 6.12%
Pest Control Workers 3 $28,122 6.25%
Plumbers 3 $41,843 6.25%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 3 $50,703 6.25%
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 3 $42,453 6.25%
Medical Transcriptionists 3 $44,574 6.25%
California Employees Over Time
California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guinea 1 $103,459 50.00%
Malta 1 $47,278 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $123,885 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $35,776 50.00%
Gambia 1 $65,998 50.00%
Niger 1 $104,291 50.00%
Micronesia 1 $86,320 50.00%
Laos 1 $27,768 100.00%
Oman 1 $93,267 100.00%
Palestinian Territories 1 $108,805 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mindlance Inc 456 $86,177 87.02%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 452 $119,519 86.42%
Att Services Inc 451 $112,901 86.23%
Calsoft Labs Inc 451 $87,414 86.56%
General Electric Company 450 $117,421 86.87%
Becton Dickinson And Company 449 $108,880 87.02%
California Institute Of Technology 447 $55,438 86.96%
Infobahn Softworld Inc 447 $83,121 87.13%
Credit Karma Inc 445 $132,631 86.74%
Perficient Inc 445 $99,024 86.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agempleo Llc 5 $29,661 100.00%
Willow Ranch Llc 5 $32,214 100.00%
Elias Cosio 5 $37,694 100.00%
Marie P Jaureguy 5 $32,214 100.00%
Ballesteros Packing Llc 5 $40,685 100.00%
Corona Vineyard Management Llc 5 $32,269 100.00%
Living Systems Land Mngmt Llc 5 $32,214 100.00%
Uc Farms Inc 5 $38,151 100.00%
Higuera Farms Inc 5 $18,582 100.00%
Pete Yriarte 5 $21,974 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quantenna Communications Inc 38 $108,489 35.19%
Elementum Scm Inc 38 $116,956 35.19%
Magic Leap Inc 38 $144,364 35.19%
Formac Inc 38 $127,198 35.51%
Asml Us Llc 38 $95,372 35.51%
Verkada 38 $123,204 35.51%
Intellipro Group Inc 37 $103,847 34.58%
Ishift Corp 37 $108,710 34.58%
Kite Pharma Inc 37 $107,240 34.91%
Biorad Laboratories Inc 37 $133,297 35.58%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 328,913 $94,835 91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services 121,832 $116,724 89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 37,523 $142,016 95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 34,399 $108,216 89.27%
Other Computer Related Services 30,473 $99,261 87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 28,127 $71,811 80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 26,488 $136,777 92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 21,436 $116,803 90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 20,987 $117,887 88.28%
Engineering Services 20,720 $89,583 88.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,804 $33,453 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1,164 $29,844 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 557 $35,723 100.00%
Apiculture 463 $34,353 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 322 $34,093 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 238 $31,453 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 188 $34,068 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 174 $35,597 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 158 $34,478 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 115 $35,908 100.00%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.

State Avg Wage