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 %
Computer Network Architects	2,316	$116,711	90.75%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	2,237	$70,073	88.56%
Web Developers	2,198	$70,277	88.49%
Financial Managers	2,193	$137,950	91.00%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,048	$73,160	85.16%
Chemists	2,022	$70,890	84.82%
General and Operations Managers	2,020	$113,296	86.18%
Accountants	1,773	$65,531	85.28%
Physical Therapists	1,697	$83,859	85.58%
Public Relations Specialists	1,669	$51,174	85.68%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dentists, General	236	$647,270	59.30%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	221	$77,179	57.55%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	220	$109,301	58.05%
Industrial Production Managers	213	$109,696	56.95%
Public Relations Specialists	209	$58,864	56.18%
Clergy	208	$39,254	56.06%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	204	$96,271	57.30%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	197	$804,143	56.61%
Construction Managers	188	$107,674	54.02%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	186	$64,539	54.87%

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 %
Serbia	48	$102,088	49.48%
Czech Republic	46	$95,827	48.94%
Austria	45	$105,833	50.00%
Kazakhstan	43	$95,552	48.31%
Guatemala	41	$59,581	46.07%
Zimbabwe	39	$72,497	44.83%
Ethiopia	38	$103,317	44.71%
Syria	34	$71,129	44.74%
Norway	34	$104,293	45.33%
Kenya	33	$91,761	48.53%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Microinfo Inc	177	$77,086	88.50%
Everest Computers Inc	175	$75,645	87.94%
Fitbit Inc	175	$111,007	88.38%
Rhp Soft Inc	175	$79,287	88.38%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd	175	$57,717	88.38%
California State University Fresno	175	$56,136	88.83%
Teksystems Global Services Llc	174	$104,727	88.32%
Mcafee Llc	174	$123,020	88.32%
Appdynamics Inc	173	$110,436	88.27%
Automation Anywhere Inc	173	$133,807	88.27%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sgt Inc	14	$99,485	33.33%
Intel Media Inc	14	$102,064	33.33%
Zebra Technologies Corporation	14	$135,311	33.33%
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc	14	$103,889	33.33%
Brillius Technologies Inc	14	$121,763	33.33%
Sumo Logic	13	$148,472	30.95%
Canoo Technologies Inc Fka Canoo Inc	13	$106,513	31.71%
Astera Labs Inc	13	$157,098	31.71%
Western Digital Technologies	13	$121,576	31.71%
F5 Inc	13	$151,889	31.71%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	312,578	$92,566	91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	109,823	$112,222	89.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	31,967	$136,456	89.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	31,940	$105,105	95.47%
Other Computer Related Services	28,918	$96,928	86.88%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	25,329	$70,893	80.65%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	22,511	$132,927	92.36%
Engineering Services	19,340	$88,113	87.03%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	19,317	$113,740	89.21%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	18,978	$114,532	89.43%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	1,255	$29,995	100.00%
Sheep Farming	973	$28,127	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	556	$35,714	100.00%
Apiculture	306	$31,428	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	234	$31,607	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	185	$28,901	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	174	$33,516	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	147	$34,652	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	106	$30,027	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	97	$34,426	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	29,897	$120,796	73.89%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	6,758	$112,365	22.60%
Other Computer Related Services	6,599	$114,410	36.13%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	3,953	$119,753	37.81%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,799	$68,611	47.45%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	2,085	$82,066	30.85%
Full Service Restaurants	1,217	$37,937	18.44%
Religious Organizations	1,098	$124,462	16.73%
Architectural Services	992	$65,424	18.88%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	874	$101,751	19.22%

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.