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 %
California Independent System Operator Corporation	235	$829,136	87.04%
Medimpact Healthcare Systems Inc	235	$117,081	87.04%
Appfolio Inc	235	$90,917	87.04%
Antra Inc	235	$100,390	87.04%
Aegis Therapies Inc	234	$78,874	86.99%
Neelinfo Inc	234	$64,473	86.99%
Bloom Energy Corporation	233	$114,853	86.62%
Pandora Media Inc	233	$120,252	86.94%
Avenue Code Llc	232	$110,169	87.22%
Delta Computer Consulting Inc	232	$99,471	87.55%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Green Gold Ranch Inc	2	$26,520	100.00%
Marsha Habib	2	$32,053	100.00%
Ferrari Carano Vineyards Winery	2	$26,780	100.00%
Martinez Berry Farms Llc	2	$37,606	100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc	2	$34,902	100.00%
Bowland Vineyard Management Inc	2	$28,184	100.00%
Flowers Vineyard And Winery Llc	2	$23,847	100.00%
R Emigh Livestockrichard Emigh Christine Mahon	2	$17,070	100.00%
Jd Harvesting Inc	2	$22,953	100.00%
Dj Packing Llc	2	$41,080	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Softsol Technologies Inc	19	$99,562	33.33%
Leport Educational Institute Inc	19	$42,307	33.33%
American Portwell Technology Inc	19	$79,025	33.33%
Engineering Employee Services Corporation	19	$84,916	33.33%
Petco Animal Supplies Stores Inc	19	$118,906	33.33%
Introlligent Inc	19	$105,327	33.33%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp	19	$88,369	33.93%
Thoughtfocus Technologies Llc	19	$86,055	33.93%
Deem Inc	19	$112,701	33.93%
Hyundai Capital America	19	$113,040	33.93%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	87	$78,089	88.78%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	87	$77,727	88.78%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops	86	$82,410	88.66%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing	85	$82,645	87.63%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing	84	$72,932	86.60%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	84	$63,712	86.60%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	84	$95,225	87.50%
Manufacturing And Reproducing Magnetic And Optical Media	84	$77,334	87.50%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	83	$68,587	87.37%
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing	83	$105,152	87.37%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing	32	$99,426	96.97%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems	31	$71,718	93.94%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers	31	$49,942	93.94%
Hair Nail And Skin Care Services	31	$37,100	93.94%
Electric Power Generation	31	$97,858	93.94%
Electronic And Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance	30	$79,693	90.91%
Media Buying Agencies	30	$125,319	93.75%
Other Sound Recording Industries	30	$110,447	93.75%
Site Preparation Contractors	30	$63,645	93.75%
Other Personal And Household Goods Repair And Maintenance	30	$48,120	93.75%

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.