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%
Occupational Therapists 140 $6,312,821 45.45%
Financial Specialists, All Other 140 $80,044 45.60%
Economists 135 $96,716 45.45%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 135 $51,701 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%
Art Directors 120 $117,909 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 %
Malla Systems Inc 29 $84,272 87.88%
Dten Inc 29 $106,618 87.88%
Unicorn Technologies Llc 29 $90,675 87.88%
Mizuho Orthopedic Systems Inc 29 $108,215 87.88%
Hologic Inc 29 $99,198 87.88%
Conation Consulting Services Inc 29 $72,568 87.88%
Keynote Systems Inc 29 $80,338 87.88%
Crowdcircle Inc 29 $91,453 87.88%
Exp Us Services Inc 29 $76,910 87.88%
Transplant Connect Inc 29 $98,639 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunrise Manor 2 $17,503 33.33%
Azimuth Industrial Company Inc 2 $80,007 33.33%
Iptv Corporation 2 $61,984 33.33%
Inovis 2 $102,294 33.33%
Aeroscout Inc 2 $89,347 33.33%
Voxify Inc 2 $73,840 33.33%
Marvin A Weber Associates 2 $63,492 33.33%
Color West Inc 2 $57,107 33.33%
Lps Management Llc 2 $79,206 33.33%
Chemtronics Usa Inc 2 $130,874 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barber Shops 1 $40,331 33.33%
Rice Farming 1 $71,802 33.33%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1 $142,667 33.33%
Leather And Hide Tanning And Finishing 1 $106,933 33.33%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $55,890 33.33%
Repossession Services 1 $181,896 33.33%
Paperboard Mills 1 $117,042 33.33%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing 1 $36,525 33.33%
Postal Service 1 $92,206 33.33%
Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding 1 $82,410 33.33%

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