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 %
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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
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%

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 %
University Of California San Francisco	2,464	$128,609	84.38%
Persistent Systems Inc	2,441	$79,207	83.80%
Twitter Inc	2,433	$124,754	87.08%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc	2,303	$109,783	83.72%
Adobe Inc	2,296	$149,584	86.48%
Qualcomm Atheros Inc	2,289	$117,740	88.45%
Applied Materials Inc	2,269	$117,309	88.05%
Qualcomm Incorporated	2,241	$88,160	90.00%
Amazon Web Services Inc	2,186	$123,935	89.12%
Palo Alto Networks Inc	2,163	$142,208	91.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Arista Networks Inc	278	$111,279	43.44%
University Of Southern California	277	$68,833	43.28%
Micron Technology Inc	260	$112,719	40.75%
Samsung Research America Inc	259	$127,397	41.11%
Omnivision Technologies Inc	256	$104,315	43.10%
Epam Systems Inc	244	$98,656	41.36%
Roku Inc	244	$160,908	41.57%
Genentech Inc	243	$113,194	41.47%
Lendingclub Corporation	242	$121,330	44.32%
Amazon Corporate Llc	239	$107,560	44.10%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Warehousing And Storage	39	$119,675	82.98%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	39	$104,460	82.98%
General Automotive Repair	38	$103,594	80.85%
Glass And Glazing Contractors	38	$77,259	80.85%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services	38	$84,064	80.85%
Health And Welfare Funds	38	$113,517	80.85%
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing	38	$77,157	80.85%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	38	$80,398	82.61%
Hair Nail And Skin Care Services	37	$71,545	80.43%
Crude Petroleum Extraction	37	$129,433	80.43%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.