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
1,236,055 87.25% $104,510 H-1B
144,051 10.17% $144,477 PERM
30,331 2.14% $109,456 E-3 Australian
6,165 0.44% $31,590 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,385 $56,239 86.78%
Construction Managers 1,377 $98,216 88.38%
Cost Estimators 1,373 $65,307 89.10%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,348 $51,398 87.53%
Industrial Production Managers 1,311 $116,161 88.94%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,280 $58,957 87.67%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,271 $126,922 88.08%
Economists 1,223 $94,771 88.05%
Bioinformatics Scientists 1,190 $94,015 86.80%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,138 $55,244 87.74%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 146 $68,343 46.95%
Financial Specialists, All Other 140 $80,044 45.45%
Occupational Therapists 140 $6,312,821 45.60%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 135 $51,701 45.45%
Economists 135 $96,716 45.61%
Chemical Engineers 130 $96,300 44.22%
Purchasing Managers 130 $113,207 44.83%
Veterinarians 123 $75,863 42.56%
Chefs and Head Cooks 122 $52,737 42.36%
Compliance Officers 120 $76,377 41.81%
California Employees Over Time
California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 45,730 $175,901 47.43%
China 16,844 $109,259 50.79%
South Korea 4,340 $147,936 41.14%
Canada 3,905 $143,888 46.41%
Philippines 1,927 $470,682 35.63%
Taiwan 1,908 $260,805 44.94%
Mexico 1,361 $87,276 34.68%
United Kingdom 967 $111,850 44.71%
Japan 844 $231,744 40.04%
France 821 $108,315 46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ezen Computer Services Inc 31 $72,518 88.57%
Tektra It Services Inc 31 $111,773 88.57%
Cloudely Inc 31 $92,753 88.57%
Trustlook Inc 31 $87,276 88.57%
Nimbus Development Inc 31 $102,367 88.57%
Fti Llc 31 $107,796 88.57%
Amity Software Inc 31 $68,921 88.57%
Finfare Inc 31 $127,909 88.57%
General Photonics Corp 30 $45,713 85.71%
China Luxury Advisors Inc 30 $47,586 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Springml Inc 3 $142,154 42.86%
Deeprouteai Ltd 3 $121,763 42.86%
Nirvana Way Inc 3 $37,710 42.86%
Fireeye Security Holdings Us Llc 3 $148,623 42.86%
Freedom Debt Relief Llc 3 $167,710 42.86%
Global Integrated Care Llc 3 $29,099 42.86%
Ai Foods Corporation 3 $27,082 42.86%
Fiddler Labs Inc 3 $164,202 42.86%
Ip Westminster Llc 3 $66,685 42.86%
J2 Cloud Services Llc 3 $137,488 42.86%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cafeterias Grill Buffets And Buffets 1 $45,781 100.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 1 $90,251 100.00%
Coin Operated Laundries And Drycleaners 1 $59,405 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 1 $135,886 100.00%
Plate Work And Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing 1 $65,874 100.00%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 1 $87,443 100.00%
Soybean Farming 1 $73,091 100.00%
Food And Beverage Retailers 1 $104,478 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 1 $40,456 100.00%
Racetracks 1 $52,707 100.00%
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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.

State Avg Wage