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 %
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	4	$66,230	66.67%
Security Management Specialists	4	$96,767	66.67%
City and Regional Planning Aides	4	$38,090	66.67%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	4	$83,507	66.67%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	4	$34,304	66.67%
Electrical Drafters	4	$55,037	66.67%
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	4	$72,075	66.67%
Music Therapists	4	$67,205	66.67%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4	$42,791	66.67%
Radiologists	4	$254,036	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	2	$76,804	4.65%
Broadcast News Analysts	2	$46,145	4.65%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	2	$39,489	4.76%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	2	$64,774	4.76%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	2	$39,229	4.76%
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	2	$24,170	4.76%
Fabric Menders, Except Garment	2	$28,059	4.76%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2	$23,244	4.76%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$37,981	4.76%
Psychologists, All Other	2	$69,391	4.76%

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 %
Sierra Leone	2	$65,707	50.00%
Guinea-bissau	2	$95,191	50.00%
Brunei	2	$80,101	50.00%
Montenegro	2	$69,139	66.67%
Liberia	1	$22,526	33.33%
Bhutan	1	$54,205	33.33%
Swaziland	1	$65,395	33.33%
Guinea	1	$103,459	33.33%
Malta	1	$47,278	33.33%
Cote D'ivoire	1	$123,885	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Google Llc	45,446	$133,608	94.96%
Infosys Limited	37,522	$84,487	99.62%
Apple Inc	25,956	$142,891	94.77%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc	14,390	$114,487	86.28%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	14,022	$78,702	90.37%
Facebook Inc	13,287	$138,722	90.39%
Amazoncom Services Llc	12,940	$128,801	91.42%
Ernst Young Us Llp	12,526	$89,783	94.52%
Intel Corporation	11,647	$115,842	91.57%
Google Inc	11,217	$104,626	91.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Western Range Association	453	$25,613	100.00%
Fresh Harvest Inc	241	$31,210	100.00%
Elkhorn Packing Co Llc	215	$31,758	100.00%
Peri Sons Farms Of California Llc	147	$35,137	100.00%
Empire Farm Labor Contractor Llc	140	$38,746	100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc	128	$30,971	100.00%
Rancho Nuevo Harvesting Inc	128	$31,374	100.00%
Coastal Farm Labor Services Inc	113	$35,712	100.00%
Mendoza Bros Harvesting	109	$37,395	100.00%
Sarc Inc	106	$34,054	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Inc	10,944	$122,780	86.71%
Google Inc	6,753	$104,685	61.71%
Cisco Systems Inc	6,089	$116,842	80.68%
Oracle America Inc	3,834	$116,836	55.11%
Linkedin Corporation	3,265	$123,988	48.35%
Amazoncom Services Llc	2,846	$120,091	46.74%
Paypal Inc	2,226	$117,874	58.06%
Microsoft Corporation	1,817	$113,954	49.27%
Yahoo Inc	1,800	$109,314	54.23%
Broadcom Corporation	1,456	$111,645	44.59%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing	27	$49,825	81.82%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	27	$78,339	81.82%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	27	$104,818	81.82%
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	27	$79,779	81.82%
Support Activities For Air Transportation	27	$49,238	84.38%
Labor Unions And Similar Labor Organizations	27	$63,761	84.38%
Scheduled Air Transportation	27	$77,681	84.38%
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers	27	$71,386	84.38%
Janitorial Services	27	$76,895	84.38%
Drywall And Insulation Contractors	27	$67,024	84.38%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	10	$73,574	76.92%
Dance Companies	10	$47,183	76.92%
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	10	$75,949	83.33%
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing	10	$74,122	83.33%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	10	$62,487	83.33%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	10	$105,608	83.33%
Technical And Trade Schools	10	$72,383	83.33%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive	10	$99,820	83.33%
Direct Mail Advertising	10	$112,842	83.33%
Photography Studios Portrait	10	$44,751	83.33%

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.