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 %
Electronics Engineering Technicians 8 $60,260 80.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 8 $90,511 80.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 8 $86,900 80.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 8 $89,393 80.00%
School Psychologists 8 $82,833 88.89%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 7 $30,150 77.78%
Tutors 7 $43,645 77.78%
Legal Secretaries 7 $37,948 77.78%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists 7 $62,359 77.78%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 7 $70,901 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
California Institute Of Technologyjet Propulsion 91 $71,247 89.22%
Mu Sigma Inc 91 $73,161 89.22%
Callaway Golf Company 91 $100,591 89.22%
Nextev Llc 91 $127,674 89.22%
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc 91 $109,626 89.22%
Hyundai Autoever America Llc 91 $103,463 89.22%
Stratitude Inc 91 $76,104 89.22%
Walt Disney Pictures 91 $89,108 89.22%
Enexus Global Inc 90 $89,121 89.11%
Decision Minds Inc 90 $90,956 89.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icertis Inc 7 $150,960 35.00%
Functional Software Inc Dba Sentry 7 $118,863 35.00%
Syapse Inc 7 $145,389 35.00%
Inventure Capital Corporation Dba Tala 7 $97,570 35.00%
Life On Air Inc 7 $145,850 35.00%
Bethel Church Of Redding 7 $37,657 35.00%
Healthtap Inc 7 $137,916 35.00%
Pluto Inc 7 $116,982 35.00%
Earnest Llc 7 $148,800 35.00%
Tbwa Worldwide Inc 7 $125,035 35.00%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

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