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 %
Human Resources Specialists 1,479 $66,459 88.99%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,419 $57,676 86.42%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,411 $83,370 86.99%
Occupational Therapists 1,407 $79,215 86.96%
Sales Managers 1,401 $114,274 86.75%
Financial Specialists, All Other 1,390 $66,466 86.17%
Dentists, General 1,382 $116,940 88.14%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,338 $55,919 87.17%
Physicists 1,317 $78,743 86.53%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,287 $50,763 85.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Speech-Language Pathologists 185 $3,491,351 54.57%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 181 $52,716 53.55%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 173 $36,714 51.34%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 160 $41,056 48.63%
Internists, General 158 $1,106,724 49.53%
Cost Estimators 153 $60,363 48.73%
Office Clerks, General 149 $25,467 47.91%
Accountants 147 $64,221 47.57%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 140 $67,509 46.67%
Occupational Therapists 140 $6,312,821 46.98%
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 %
Rwanda 10 $96,589 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $82,778 47.62%
Paraguay 9 $64,009 42.86%
Mauritius 8 $77,522 38.10%
Palestine 8 $94,532 42.11%
Sudan 8 $96,341 47.06%
Bolivia 7 $86,008 43.75%
Iraq 7 $98,473 43.75%
Tanzania 6 $94,248 40.00%
Macedonia 6 $76,374 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Tech Inc 110 $61,876 88.71%
Reliance Global Services Inc 110 $68,977 89.43%
Mozilla Corporation 110 $100,104 89.43%
Openx Technologies Inc 110 $93,011 89.43%
Conviva Inc 110 $134,925 89.43%
Cashedge Inc 110 $99,134 89.43%
Grammarly Inc 110 $132,486 89.43%
Mercury Insurance Services Llc 110 $105,810 89.43%
Exelixis Inc 110 $134,019 89.43%
Xad Inc 110 $105,674 89.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Calroyal Products Inc 8 $55,211 32.00%
Eworkplace Manufacturing Inc 8 $93,348 32.00%
Bridgenexus Technologies Inc 8 $124,278 32.00%
Alphonso Inc 8 $106,702 32.00%
Erp Integrated Solutions Inc 8 $83,949 32.00%
Pacific Structures Inc 8 $76,334 33.33%
Khan Academy Inc 8 $95,808 33.33%
Groq Inc 8 $123,612 33.33%
Medcare Family Pharmacy Inc 8 $52,882 33.33%
Woodbridge Health Services Inc 8 $22,318 33.33%

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.

State Avg Wage