Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Nextgen Technologies Inc | 384 | $91,156 | 86.68% |
Bio Rad Laboratories Inc | 383 | $108,911 | 86.46% |
Cloudera Inc | 381 | $129,128 | 86.20% |
Logic Planet Cs Inc | 380 | $55,793 | 86.17% |
Infinera Corporation | 380 | $124,034 | 86.17% |
Delta Dental Of California | 379 | $116,161 | 86.93% |
Intel Mobile Communications North America | 378 | $109,228 | 87.30% |
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company | 378 | $95,475 | 87.30% |
Altera Corporation | 377 | $102,327 | 87.47% |
Cepheid | 377 | $114,572 | 87.47% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp | 32 | $75,131 | 34.41% |
Novatel Wireless | 32 | $96,233 | 34.41% |
Metricstream Inc | 32 | $120,402 | 34.78% |
University Of California San Francisco | 32 | $94,127 | 34.78% |
Jds Uniphase Corporation | 32 | $106,971 | 35.16% |
Fluor Enterprises Inc | 31 | $106,816 | 34.44% |
Apn Software Services Inc | 31 | $101,486 | 34.44% |
Sri International | 31 | $77,983 | 34.44% |
Mercedes Benz Research Development | 31 | $114,404 | 34.44% |
Spokeo Inc | 31 | $100,550 | 34.44% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Retail Bakeries | 21 | $81,283 | 84.00% |
Wood Window And Door Manufacturing | 21 | $60,999 | 84.00% |
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | 21 | $77,061 | 84.00% |
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing | 21 | $74,668 | 84.00% |
Wood Container And Pallet Manufacturing | 21 | $121,375 | 84.00% |
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 21 | $52,230 | 84.00% |
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing | 21 | $59,602 | 84.00% |
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging | 21 | $84,141 | 84.00% |
Other Urban Transit Systems | 21 | $102,297 | 84.00% |
Orange Groves | 21 | $62,058 | 84.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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.