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 %
Food Scientists and Technologists 957 $63,316 83.95%
Interior Designers 954 $50,015 86.26%
Medical and Health Services Managers 911 $88,932 84.27%
Bioinformatics Scientists 895 $91,534 85.24%
Compliance Officers 890 $72,351 86.07%
Environmental Engineers 881 $78,899 85.45%
Materials Scientists 863 $83,786 84.94%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 851 $58,251 83.93%
Technical Writers 834 $75,703 87.06%
Credit Analysts 811 $65,268 85.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Art Directors 114 $116,808 43.35%
Web Developers 111 $86,264 42.53%
Interior Designers 110 $50,500 43.14%
Personal Care Aides 110 $25,493 43.48%
Budget Analysts 107 $69,322 42.46%
Credit Analysts 105 $78,708 42.51%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 103 $44,512 42.21%
Chief Executives 102 $178,544 41.98%
Chefs and Head Cooks 101 $50,985 42.08%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $75,509 42.02%
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 %
Grenada 3 $95,604 60.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $101,046 60.00%
Luxembourg 3 $97,386 60.00%
Guyana 2 $93,839 50.00%
Barbados 2 $101,061 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $95,191 50.00%
Bahrain 2 $124,103 50.00%
Togo 2 $80,388 50.00%
Brunei 2 $80,101 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $69,139 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microinfo Inc 177 $77,086 88.50%
Everest Computers Inc 175 $75,645 87.94%
Fitbit Inc 175 $111,007 88.38%
Rhp Soft Inc 175 $79,287 88.38%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 175 $57,717 88.38%
California State University Fresno 175 $56,136 88.83%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 174 $104,727 88.32%
Mcafee Llc 174 $123,020 88.32%
Appdynamics Inc 173 $110,436 88.27%
Automation Anywhere Inc 173 $133,807 88.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sgt Inc 14 $99,485 33.33%
Intel Media Inc 14 $102,064 33.33%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 14 $135,311 33.33%
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc 14 $103,889 33.33%
Brillius Technologies Inc 14 $121,763 33.33%
Sumo Logic 13 $148,472 30.95%
Canoo Technologies Inc Fka Canoo Inc 13 $106,513 31.71%
Astera Labs Inc 13 $157,098 31.71%
Western Digital Technologies 13 $121,576 31.71%
F5 Inc 13 $151,889 31.71%

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%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,255 $29,995 100.00%
Sheep Farming 973 $28,127 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 556 $35,714 100.00%
Apiculture 306 $31,428 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 234 $31,607 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 185 $28,901 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 174 $33,516 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 147 $34,652 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 106 $30,027 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 97 $34,426 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 29,897 $120,796 73.89%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 6,758 $112,365 22.60%
Other Computer Related Services 6,599 $114,410 36.13%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 3,953 $119,753 37.81%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,799 $68,611 47.45%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 2,085 $82,066 30.85%
Full Service Restaurants 1,217 $37,937 18.44%
Religious Organizations 1,098 $124,462 16.73%
Architectural Services 992 $65,424 18.88%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 874 $101,751 19.22%

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