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 %
Ebay Inc 6,761 $131,868 94.64%
Cisco Systems Inc 6,472 $128,075 97.10%
Tesla Inc 5,421 $117,383 98.26%
Meta Platforms Inc 5,164 $161,082 94.01%
Microsoft Corporation 5,123 $123,642 98.46%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 4,620 $69,860 90.50%
Oracle America Inc 4,463 $117,564 92.02%
Uber Technologies Inc 4,460 $120,819 93.03%
Capgemini America Inc 4,237 $93,493 93.95%
Ust Global Inc 4,156 $65,704 92.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Snap Inc 482 $109,926 33.22%
Autodesk Inc 475 $119,666 40.77%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 460 $106,053 41.67%
Hewlett Packard Company 428 $96,594 43.76%
Srs Consulting Inc 411 $125,253 42.90%
Visa Usa 406 $116,317 43.52%
Amazon Web Services Inc 404 $127,885 44.35%
Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc 403 $96,846 45.64%
Blizzard Entertainment Inc 385 $493,590 47.18%
Sandisk Corporation 371 $106,300 46.55%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugar Manufacturing 2 $113,714 100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 2 $84,178 100.00%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $59,592 100.00%
Poultry Processing 2 $53,851 100.00%
Private Households 2 $33,446 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 2 $70,221 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 2 $93,662 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $92,238 100.00%
Inland Water Transportation 2 $58,823 100.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 2 $58,074 100.00%
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