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 %
Distance Learning Coordinators	4	$75,946	80.00%
Wind Energy Project Managers	4	$154,945	80.00%
Broadcast News Analysts	4	$36,520	80.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	4	$116,515	80.00%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	4	$47,559	80.00%
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	3	$48,097	60.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists	3	$74,138	60.00%
Pathologists	3	$119,024	60.00%
Dermatologists	3	$63,986	60.00%
Bill and Account Collectors	3	$28,489	60.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Production Workers, All Other	2	$28,454	4.76%
Opticians, Dispensing	2	$46,519	4.88%
Religious Workers, All Other	2	$39,166	4.88%
Sewers, Hand	2	$26,063	4.88%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	2	$57,793	4.88%
Podiatrists	2	$51,148	5.00%
Physical Therapists	2	$81,172	5.00%
Nursery Workers	2	$19,812	5.00%
Clinical Psychologists	2	$53,549	5.00%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$37,981	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 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 %
Lithuania	18	$98,405	39.13%
Jamaica	17	$65,783	39.53%
Georgia	17	$98,550	42.50%
Uzbekistan	17	$77,721	44.74%
Iceland	16	$105,401	43.24%
Dominican Republic	16	$105,647	44.44%
Tunisia	16	$96,939	47.06%
Cambodia	16	$77,044	48.48%
Moldova	15	$84,771	45.45%
Croatia	15	$109,838	45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Inteliroute Technologies Llc	29	$92,230	87.88%
Sapvix Inc	29	$99,658	87.88%
Techsource Inc	29	$79,502	87.88%
Csxtech Inc	29	$87,839	87.88%
Gomiapp Llc	29	$97,512	87.88%
Location Labs Inc	29	$99,275	87.88%
Degenkolb Engineers	29	$92,642	87.88%
Avventis Inc	29	$95,726	87.88%
St Jude Medical Business Services Inc	29	$100,144	87.88%
Cloudminds Technology Inc	29	$82,160	87.88%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Penpower Inc	2	$49,837	33.33%
Napa State Hospital	2	$58,032	33.33%
Prestige Autotech Corporation	2	$112,954	33.33%
Marquee Of Emerging Markets Inc Dba Maremarks	2	$75,338	33.33%
Exodus Wireless Corp	2	$69,482	33.33%
Tides Center	2	$46,821	33.33%
Imd Medical Group Inc	2	$112,278	33.33%
Leadman Electronics Usa Inc	2	$92,071	33.33%
Blackhawk Senior Care	2	$18,678	33.33%
Sage Software Inc	2	$94,203	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	328,913	$94,835	91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services	121,832	$116,724	89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	37,523	$142,016	95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	34,399	$108,216	89.27%
Other Computer Related Services	30,473	$99,261	87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	28,127	$71,811	80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	26,488	$136,777	92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	21,436	$116,803	90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	20,987	$117,887	88.28%
Engineering Services	20,720	$89,583	88.39%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	1,804	$33,453	100.00%
Sheep Farming	1,164	$29,844	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	557	$35,723	100.00%
Apiculture	463	$34,353	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	322	$34,093	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	238	$31,453	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	188	$34,068	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	174	$35,597	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	158	$34,478	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	115	$35,908	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	42,277	$126,369	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	31,732	$121,451	100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	20,167	$122,175	100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	11,113	$108,986	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	8,432	$233,746	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	7,014	$113,231	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	6,933	$115,320	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	6,653	$99,660	100.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	6,193	$125,793	100.00%
Engineering Services	4,766	$119,176	100.00%

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.