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 %
Dental Hygienists	2	$75,452	66.67%
Energy Auditors	2	$83,575	66.67%
Cytotechnologists	2	$78,624	66.67%
Orthoptists	2	$83,934	100.00%
Actors	2	$91,686	100.00%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	2	$86,632	100.00%
Securities and Commodities Traders	2	$109,221	100.00%
Preventive Medicine Physicians	2	$161,221	100.00%
Chief Sustainability Officers	2	$256,423	100.00%
Cashiers	1	$18,000	50.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1	$26,915	2.86%
Pharmacy Technicians	1	$26,478	2.86%
Transportation Managers	1	$111,488	2.86%
Nurse Practitioners	1	$102,502	2.86%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	1	$26,728	2.86%
Psychiatric Aides	1	$36,629	2.86%
Parking Lot Attendants	1	$20,634	2.86%
Archivists	1	$34,798	2.86%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	1	$22,630	2.86%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	1	$36,317	2.86%

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 %
O2 Technologies Inc	259	$80,693	86.91%
Nuro Inc	259	$136,888	86.91%
Aricent Na Inc	257	$108,424	86.53%
Advantage It Inc	257	$51,409	87.12%
Systech Solutions Inc	256	$78,633	86.78%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp	256	$69,139	87.07%
Seagate Us Llc	256	$107,044	87.37%
Flextronics International Usa Inc	256	$110,362	87.67%
Prosper Marketplace Inc	255	$117,317	87.93%
Slack Technologies Inc	254	$138,600	87.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tech Net Inc	21	$96,935	34.43%
Grant Thornton Llp	21	$112,677	34.43%
Candelis Inc	21	$81,759	34.43%
Mindspeed Technologies Inc	21	$104,462	34.43%
Calsoft Systems	21	$67,856	34.43%
Cambridge Cm Inc	21	$77,020	34.43%
Alpine Systems Inc	21	$74,226	34.43%
Slashsupport Inc	21	$147,683	34.43%
Pagerduty Inc	21	$136,335	34.43%
Rohde Schwarz Inc	21	$124,677	35.00%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	1,586	$113,494	87.96%
Offices Of Dentists	1,458	$110,233	89.45%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,408	$101,580	90.78%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,364	$111,570	90.99%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,326	$130,746	89.47%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	1,303	$103,481	88.58%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1,294	$103,418	89.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	1,271	$104,727	88.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,200	$88,389	85.90%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$88,662	86.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	2	$29,796	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$30,722	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$37,606	100.00%
Spectator Sports	2	$36,421	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$26,058	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	2	$33,571	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,360	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$32,053	100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	1	$36,421	50.00%
Potato Farming	1	$30,722	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Payroll Services	108	$1,537,010	22.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	106	$159,117	22.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	103	$71,696	22.44%
Offices Of Chiropractors	102	$46,242	22.47%
Other Food Manufacturing	99	$48,514	22.20%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	98	$65,544	22.02%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	97	$77,008	22.05%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	95	$112,719	22.04%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	92	$85,039	21.75%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	92	$32,325	22.66%

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.