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 %
Chemical Engineers 1,286 $90,156 85.51%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,276 $127,080 86.57%
Cost Estimators 1,268 $63,163 88.80%
Construction Managers 1,224 $95,574 88.44%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 1,166 $76,661 87.60%
Economists 1,131 $93,455 89.06%
Industrial Production Managers 1,118 $111,277 88.94%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,084 $56,954 87.84%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,063 $54,277 87.56%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1,037 $77,964 89.32%
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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 4 $90,678 44.44%
Afghanistan 4 $51,231 44.44%
Senegal 4 $103,823 50.00%
Libya 4 $127,550 50.00%
Algeria 3 $87,658 37.50%
Benin 3 $91,894 42.86%
Fiji 3 $41,752 42.86%
Zambia 3 $79,347 50.00%
Grenada 3 $95,604 50.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $101,046 50.00%

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%

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%

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