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 %
Grenada 3 $95,604 60.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $101,046 60.00%
Luxembourg 3 $97,386 60.00%
Guyana 2 $93,839 50.00%
Barbados 2 $101,061 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $95,191 50.00%
Bahrain 2 $124,103 50.00%
Togo 2 $80,388 50.00%
Brunei 2 $80,101 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $69,139 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 38,716 $127,956 94.62%
Infosys Limited 36,898 $83,664 99.63%
Apple Inc 22,458 $137,574 95.00%
Facebook Inc 13,287 $138,722 79.66%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 13,278 $77,335 90.33%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 12,429 $111,545 91.74%
Google Inc 11,217 $104,626 83.70%
Ernst Young Us Llp 10,887 $87,513 92.65%
Wipro Limited 10,642 $83,359 96.42%
Intel Corporation 10,332 $112,309 94.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Inc 9,547 $120,655 82.47%
Google Inc 6,753 $104,685 70.73%
Cisco Systems Inc 5,845 $115,778 78.35%
Oracle America Inc 3,708 $116,020 54.91%
Linkedin Corporation 2,794 $120,757 42.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,375 $116,864 40.63%
Paypal Inc 2,178 $117,471 58.74%
Yahoo Inc 1,800 $109,314 49.71%
Microsoft Corporation 1,740 $112,768 56.20%
Broadcom Corporation 1,451 $111,455 51.93%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Police Protection 2 $66,362 66.67%
Alumina Refining And Primary Aluminum Production 2 $125,518 66.67%
Metal Ore Mining 2 $72,010 66.67%
Furniture Retailers 2 $53,425 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $60,518 66.67%
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Water 2 $73,102 66.67%
Support Activities For Water Transportation 2 $54,745 66.67%
Bowling Centers 2 $38,948 66.67%
National Security 2 $88,119 66.67%
Crushed And Broken Limestone Mining And Quarrying 2 $105,311 66.67%
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