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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Nextgen Technologies Inc | 384 | $91,156 | 86.68% |
Bio Rad Laboratories Inc | 383 | $108,911 | 86.46% |
Cloudera Inc | 381 | $129,128 | 86.20% |
Logic Planet Cs Inc | 380 | $55,793 | 86.17% |
Infinera Corporation | 380 | $124,034 | 86.17% |
Delta Dental Of California | 379 | $116,161 | 86.93% |
Intel Mobile Communications North America | 378 | $109,228 | 87.30% |
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company | 378 | $95,475 | 87.30% |
Altera Corporation | 377 | $102,327 | 87.47% |
Cepheid | 377 | $114,572 | 87.47% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp | 32 | $75,131 | 34.41% |
Novatel Wireless | 32 | $96,233 | 34.41% |
Metricstream Inc | 32 | $120,402 | 34.78% |
University Of California San Francisco | 32 | $94,127 | 34.78% |
Jds Uniphase Corporation | 32 | $106,971 | 35.16% |
Fluor Enterprises Inc | 31 | $106,816 | 34.44% |
Apn Software Services Inc | 31 | $101,486 | 34.44% |
Sri International | 31 | $77,983 | 34.44% |
Mercedes Benz Research Development | 31 | $114,404 | 34.44% |
Spokeo Inc | 31 | $100,550 | 34.44% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Security Systems Services | 104 | $91,617 | 88.14% |
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing | 104 | $76,739 | 88.89% |
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing | 104 | $93,433 | 88.89% |
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services | 103 | $96,289 | 88.03% |
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing | 102 | $47,119 | 87.18% |
Other Insurance Related Activities | 101 | $92,798 | 87.07% |
Open End Investment Funds | 101 | $106,168 | 87.83% |
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing | 100 | $93,022 | 87.72% |
Independent Artists Writers And Performers | 98 | $56,046 | 85.96% |
Agencies Brokerages And Other Insurance Related Activities | 98 | $65,723 | 85.96% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 3 | $51,383 | 7.32% |
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing | 3 | $64,979 | 7.32% |
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Water | 3 | $69,022 | 7.32% |
Recreational Vehicle Dealers | 3 | $133,869 | 7.50% |
Laminated Plastics Plate Sheet Except Packaging And Shape Manufacturing | 3 | $58,552 | 7.50% |
Books Printing | 3 | $87,256 | 7.50% |
Metal Can Manufacturing | 3 | $102,294 | 7.69% |
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing | 3 | $119,440 | 7.69% |
Social Assistance | 3 | $45,739 | 7.69% |
Other Metal Ore Mining | 2 | $85,353 | 5.13% |
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.