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 %
Securities and Commodities Traders	2	$109,221	66.67%
Craft Artists	2	$54,652	66.67%
Real Estate Sales Agents	2	$49,109	66.67%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2	$21,707	100.00%
Online Merchants	2	$66,560	100.00%
Medical Assistants	2	$26,686	100.00%
Machinists	2	$38,636	100.00%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2	$35,787	100.00%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	1	$47,174	50.00%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	1	$25,917	50.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Surgical Technologists	1	$48,339	2.78%
Community Health Workers	1	$31,658	2.78%
Pharmacy Technicians	1	$26,478	2.78%
Therapists, All Other	1	$26,416	2.78%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	1	$77,376	2.78%
Gem and Diamond Workers	1	$49,878	2.78%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	1	$58,718	2.78%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	1	$38,002	2.78%
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	1	$76,731	2.78%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	1	$68,515	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 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 %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supreme Tech Solutions Llc	29	$74,002	87.88%
Guardian Analytics Inc	29	$94,612	87.88%
Allergan Usa Inc	29	$99,807	87.88%
Rxlogix Corporation	29	$84,785	87.88%
Rocket Lawyer Inc	29	$122,513	87.88%
Filemaker Inc	29	$110,066	87.88%
Toyota Research Institute Tri	29	$155,277	87.88%
Sutro Biopharma Inc	29	$142,082	87.88%
Actuate Corporation	29	$100,926	87.88%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc	29	$97,842	87.88%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
California Wave Dental Center Inc	2	$41,163	33.33%
Cbm Systems Inc	2	$45,968	33.33%
To To Collection Inc	2	$52,635	33.33%
Pacs Enterprises Llc	2	$55,235	33.33%
Charles Rim Accountancy Corp	2	$52,624	33.33%
Montgomery Co Llc	2	$92,852	33.33%
Four Seasons Hotels Limited	2	$85,654	33.33%
Siemens Medical Solutions	2	$92,477	33.33%
Numonyx Inc	2	$70,637	33.33%
Bureau Veritas North America Inc	2	$70,294	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	5,546	$113,270	87.85%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	5,472	$175,878	95.70%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	5,147	$76,018	90.11%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	5,061	$57,232	88.71%
Architectural Services	4,868	$60,468	86.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,798	$88,394	90.12%
Commercial Banking	4,636	$104,495	89.65%
Marketing Consulting Services	4,499	$93,449	87.56%
Software Publishers	4,342	$162,333	96.49%
Offices Of Lawyers	3,653	$104,423	82.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	40	$36,074	100.00%
Hay Farming	27	$37,299	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	25	$37,348	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	24	$30,795	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	20	$33,439	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	19	$38,414	100.00%
Other Animal Production	18	$34,515	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$30,575	100.00%
Wineries	15	$39,276	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	14	$36,474	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	1,297	$108,838	100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1,293	$205,455	100.00%
Commercial Banking	1,148	$108,721	100.00%
Religious Organizations	1,123	$122,781	100.00%
Architectural Services	1,067	$66,121	100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	995	$87,255	100.00%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	981	$106,053	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	961	$109,090	100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers	940	$88,352	100.00%
Offices Of Dentists	911	$269,149	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.