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 %
India	42,735	$178,228	48.91%
China	15,777	$108,656	53.06%
South Korea	4,032	$154,868	40.97%
Canada	3,684	$145,079	47.74%
Taiwan	1,769	$272,719	36.38%
Philippines	1,733	$517,903	45.04%
Mexico	1,231	$85,995	37.92%
United Kingdom	913	$111,050	45.38%
Japan	796	$241,546	40.24%
France	786	$107,939	47.61%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intone Networks Inc	208	$78,212	88.14%
Sutter Health	207	$92,294	87.71%
Shape Security Inc	207	$130,561	87.71%
Analysis Group Inc	207	$93,836	87.71%
Cloudwick Technologies Inc	206	$104,647	87.66%
Astir Services Llc	206	$68,696	87.66%
Byton North America Corporation	206	$120,401	88.03%
Flexport Inc	206	$132,046	88.41%
Ds Soft Tech Inc	206	$63,601	88.41%
Softclouds Llc	205	$79,998	88.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trulia Inc	17	$124,541	34.69%
Infineon Technologies North America Corp	17	$116,135	34.69%
Media Creation Technologies Inc	17	$55,989	34.69%
Lakeview Farms	17	$19,033	34.69%
Micron Semiconductor Products Inc	17	$122,707	34.69%
3di Inc	16	$96,351	33.33%
Ares Operations Llc	16	$125,974	33.33%
Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp	16	$45,844	33.33%
Kukje Inc	16	$43,100	33.33%
Trinamix Inc	16	$119,547	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	4,826	$74,934	87.35%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	4,825	$109,879	89.95%
Architectural Services	4,451	$58,974	85.14%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	4,445	$55,192	88.16%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,310	$87,406	88.46%
Commercial Banking	4,290	$102,389	89.26%
Marketing Consulting Services	4,240	$91,227	88.93%
Offices Of Lawyers	3,264	$101,577	82.26%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,072	$114,487	93.52%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	2,715	$109,412	88.70%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	25	$34,380	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	24	$30,795	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$30,575	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	17	$34,754	100.00%
Hay Farming	17	$35,034	100.00%
Other Animal Production	15	$33,355	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	13	$30,080	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$36,296	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	12	$36,859	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	11	$26,058	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	399	$76,340	33.56%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	391	$104,983	33.42%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	352	$91,002	32.06%
Scientific Research And Development Services	303	$99,007	27.87%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	267	$89,881	26.92%
Employment Placement Agencies	259	$44,050	26.78%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	247	$39,853	26.59%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	230	$98,492	24.76%
Other Residential Care Facilities	211	$30,864	24.14%
Other Financial Investment Activities	201	$100,178	23.08%

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.