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 %
Physical Therapist Aides 1 $31,949 50.00%
Airfield Operations Specialists 1 $32,552 50.00%
Food Processing Workers, All Other 1 $33,259 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 1 $33,696 50.00%
Medical Equipment Preparers 1 $33,821 50.00%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 1 $34,424 50.00%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 1 $34,840 50.00%
Dietetic Technicians 1 $34,902 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1 $35,318 50.00%
Opticians, Dispensing 1 $36,109 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Management Health Systems Llc 756 $44,705 85.62%
Populus Group Llc 754 $105,821 85.49%
Yelp Inc 751 $121,385 85.54%
Akamai Technologies Inc 745 $116,074 85.05%
Xoriant Corporation 733 $93,992 84.16%
University Of California At Santa Barbara 730 $61,780 84.59%
Hermes Microvision Inc 726 $108,011 86.74%
Cedars Sinai Medical Center 722 $66,795 86.36%
Globallogicinc 719 $106,948 86.31%
Informatica Llc 718 $124,305 86.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marin Software Inc 65 $102,120 33.16%
Mentor Graphics Corporation 65 $115,370 33.16%
Flextronics International Usa 64 $118,362 32.82%
University Of California Riverside 64 $65,677 33.16%
Clover Network Inc 64 $136,424 33.33%
Southern California Edison 63 $92,075 33.33%
Synapse Design Automation Inc 63 $145,634 33.69%
Veeva Systems Inc 63 $113,534 34.05%
Five9 Inc 62 $121,385 33.51%
Rgb Systems Dba Extron Electronics 61 $82,217 33.15%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills 7 $56,410 87.50%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 7 $61,310 87.50%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 7 $89,297 87.50%
Personal Care Services 7 $40,156 87.50%
Rail Transportation 7 $127,705 87.50%
Other Textile Product Mills 7 $59,140 87.50%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 7 $43,478 87.50%
Nonferrous Metal Foundries 7 $114,991 87.50%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 7 $112,066 87.50%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 7 $51,902 87.50%
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.

State Avg Wage