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 %
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 %
Newegg Inc	286	$60,864	86.40%
Popular Tech	284	$76,990	85.80%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	284	$62,029	86.06%
Ness Usa Inc	283	$88,175	85.76%
Mirafra Inc	282	$97,077	85.45%
Aruba Networks Inc	282	$108,703	85.71%
Globallogic Inc	281	$116,806	85.41%
Prokarma Inc	281	$108,458	85.67%
Standav Corp	281	$97,543	86.73%
Synapse Design Automation Inc	279	$115,779	86.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soundhound Inc	23	$112,502	34.85%
Ebusiness Application Solutions Inc	23	$79,282	34.85%
Walt Disney Pictures	23	$96,708	34.85%
Actiontec Electronics Inc	23	$96,847	34.85%
Nuvasive Inc	23	$96,512	35.38%
Spansion Llc	23	$105,415	35.38%
Shoppingcom California Inc	23	$98,329	35.38%
Auctioncom Llc Dbaauctioncom	23	$118,269	35.38%
Invitae Corporation	23	$121,387	35.38%
Coherent Inc	23	$104,348	35.38%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	1,586	$113,494	87.96%
Offices Of Dentists	1,458	$110,233	89.45%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,408	$101,580	90.78%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,364	$111,570	90.99%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,326	$130,746	89.47%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	1,303	$103,481	88.58%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1,294	$103,418	89.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	1,271	$104,727	88.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,200	$88,389	85.90%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$88,662	86.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	2	$29,796	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$30,722	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$37,606	100.00%
Spectator Sports	2	$36,421	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$26,058	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	2	$33,571	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,360	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$32,053	100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	1	$36,421	50.00%
Potato Farming	1	$30,722	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Payroll Services	108	$1,537,010	22.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	106	$159,117	22.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	103	$71,696	22.44%
Offices Of Chiropractors	102	$46,242	22.47%
Other Food Manufacturing	99	$48,514	22.20%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	98	$65,544	22.02%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	97	$77,008	22.05%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	95	$112,719	22.04%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	92	$85,039	21.75%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing	92	$32,325	22.66%

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.