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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Teacher Assistants | 4 | $27,327 | 66.67% |
Religious Workers, All Other | 4 | $34,206 | 66.67% |
Residential Advisors | 4 | $33,977 | 66.67% |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 4 | $34,304 | 66.67% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 4 | $42,791 | 66.67% |
Broadcast News Analysts | 4 | $36,520 | 66.67% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 4 | $34,596 | 66.67% |
City and Regional Planning Aides | 4 | $38,090 | 66.67% |
Foresters | 4 | $68,760 | 66.67% |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4 | $47,559 | 66.67% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Law Teachers, Postsecondary | 2 | $54,345 | 4.76% |
Astronomers | 2 | $59,894 | 4.76% |
Marine Engineers | 2 | $63,347 | 4.76% |
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists | 2 | $31,044 | 4.88% |
Storage and Distribution Managers | 2 | $85,143 | 4.88% |
Broadcast News Analysts | 2 | $46,145 | 4.88% |
Opticians, Dispensing | 2 | $46,519 | 4.88% |
Physical Therapists | 2 | $81,172 | 4.88% |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 2 | $37,981 | 4.88% |
Fabric Menders, Except Garment | 2 | $28,059 | 5.00% |
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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Gspann Technologies Inc | 981 | $88,956 | 91.51% |
Jpmorgan Chase Co | 969 | $140,356 | 91.50% |
The Gap Inc | 960 | $117,873 | 90.91% |
Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc | 946 | $118,395 | 90.18% |
Everest Consulting Group Inc | 935 | $80,352 | 91.40% |
Brocade Communications Systems Inc | 934 | $109,619 | 92.02% |
Dgn Technologies Inc | 920 | $98,165 | 90.73% |
Csc Covansys Corporation | 904 | $76,432 | 89.50% |
Micron Technology Inc | 893 | $119,009 | 88.77% |
Zensar Technologies Inc | 892 | $88,715 | 89.29% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Allergan Sales Llc Subsidiary Of Allergan Inc | 88 | $91,959 | 37.61% |
Pixar | 86 | $65,087 | 36.75% |
Hotwire | 86 | $114,076 | 36.91% |
Tusimple Inc | 85 | $99,154 | 36.48% |
Adp Technology Services Inc | 84 | $115,103 | 36.05% |
University Of California Irvine | 80 | $64,858 | 34.48% |
Seagate Us Llc | 80 | $104,633 | 34.63% |
Fair Isaac Corporation | 79 | $122,645 | 34.35% |
Maantic Inc | 79 | $105,785 | 34.35% |
Cymer Llc | 79 | $100,029 | 34.65% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 2,596 | $99,699 | 85.39% |
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 2,584 | $87,432 | 86.19% |
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 2,493 | $99,850 | 86.83% |
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 2,482 | $104,968 | 86.78% |
Scientific Research And Development Services | 2,479 | $94,718 | 87.41% |
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing | 2,302 | $96,033 | 84.08% |
Other Management Consulting Services | 2,278 | $87,169 | 87.62% |
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,267 | $128,999 | 88.73% |
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 2,250 | $106,955 | 88.41% |
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers | 2,241 | $98,127 | 89.68% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Business Associations | 10 | $34,251 | 100.00% |
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing | 9 | $26,434 | 100.00% |
Wineries | 9 | $35,580 | 100.00% |
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming | 9 | $29,083 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Farming | 7 | $36,070 | 100.00% |
Goat Farming | 7 | $32,049 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming | 6 | $36,657 | 100.00% |
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production | 6 | $28,104 | 100.00% |
Animal Production And Aquaculture | 6 | $31,673 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Animal Production | 5 | $14,459 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities | 200 | $109,579 | 23.39% |
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 196 | $112,228 | 23.42% |
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers | 195 | $60,911 | 23.90% |
Interior Design Services | 193 | $73,078 | 24.28% |
Aircraft Manufacturing | 188 | $104,287 | 24.10% |
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 180 | $1,000,814 | 23.47% |
Telecommunications | 179 | $89,944 | 24.19% |
Motion Picture And Video Industries | 163 | $91,670 | 22.30% |
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 162 | $682,350 | 22.63% |
Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 161 | $120,614 | 23.57% |
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.