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 %
Agricultural Workers, All Other	2	$41,829	66.67%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2	$35,787	66.67%
Travel Agents	2	$48,235	66.67%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other	2	$48,163	66.67%
Remote Sensing Technicians	2	$44,159	66.67%
Dental Assistants	2	$49,941	66.67%
Electricians	2	$44,949	66.67%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	2	$46,374	66.67%
Geophysical Data Technicians	2	$54,476	66.67%
Physical Therapist Assistants	2	$53,872	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Clinical Psychologists	2	$53,549	5.41%
Tax Preparers	2	$71,167	5.41%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$40,217	5.41%
Psychologists, All Other	2	$69,391	5.41%
Energy Engineers	2	$81,723	5.56%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2	$36,806	5.56%
Real Estate Sales Agents	2	$66,290	5.56%
Sewers, Hand	2	$26,063	5.56%
Religious Workers, All Other	2	$39,166	5.56%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	1	$97,906	2.78%

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 %
Macro Net Inc	41	$61,440	87.23%
Embedur Systems Inc	41	$85,681	87.23%
Santa Clara University	41	$70,992	87.23%
360 Degree Customer Inc	41	$70,691	87.23%
Asta Crs Inc	41	$91,691	87.23%
International Technologies Pro Llc	41	$70,613	87.23%
Softpath System Llc	41	$71,426	87.23%
Tekstrom Inc	41	$87,759	87.23%
Numeric Technologies Inc	41	$130,941	87.23%
Dialpad Inc	41	$141,409	87.23%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
R Su Corporation	3	$22,623	33.33%
Ht Multinational Inc Dba Ht Industries Inc	3	$58,836	33.33%
Covalent Io Inc	3	$179,691	33.33%
Chang Chang Chen Co Cpas	3	$59,412	33.33%
Azzur Of Ca	3	$104,040	33.33%
Gurunanda Llc	3	$69,694	33.33%
Cl Fresno 1llc	3	$20,821	33.33%
Ms And B Plus Inc	3	$40,796	33.33%
Perfecular Inc	3	$60,722	33.33%
Aingel Corp	3	$118,234	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	37	$102,347	80.43%
Consumer Electronics And Appliances Rental	37	$86,162	82.22%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	37	$89,875	82.22%
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	37	$84,306	82.22%
Breweries	37	$94,485	82.22%
Tire Manufacturing	37	$69,252	82.22%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing	37	$76,295	84.09%
Glass Product Manufacturing Made Of Purchased Glass	37	$105,574	84.09%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	37	$94,126	84.09%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	37	$63,703	84.09%

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.