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 %
Validation Engineers 810 $97,100 86.17%
Landscape Architects 784 $60,046 84.39%
Veterinarians 783 $90,005 87.58%
Budget Analysts 776 $64,090 88.08%
Instructional Coordinators 757 $54,839 87.21%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 738 $75,897 86.42%
Actuaries 682 $87,792 82.47%
Internists, General 665 $157,387 82.51%
Training and Development Specialists 662 $59,772 85.42%
Biological Technicians 651 $47,575 84.66%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 100 $69,750 42.02%
Food Service Managers 99 $52,479 41.95%
Managers, All Other 98 $137,559 41.53%
Chemists 98 $72,008 42.24%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 98 $68,358 42.42%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 97 $52,414 41.99%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 94 $60,099 41.78%
Landscape Architects 91 $65,437 41.18%
Natural Sciences Managers 90 $142,103 40.72%
Food Preparation Workers 90 $25,144 41.28%
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 %
Riverbed Technology Inc 436 $112,709 88.62%
Skyworks Solutions Inc 436 $105,693 88.98%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 435 $76,781 88.96%
Cohesity Inc 434 $142,226 88.93%
Slalom Llc 431 $117,615 88.87%
Maplebear Inc 430 $151,140 88.66%
Life Technologies Corporation 429 $84,700 88.45%
Hulu Llc 429 $96,742 89.00%
Syntel Inc 423 $85,452 87.76%
Randstad Technologies Llc 423 $105,501 88.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mulesoft Inc 36 $117,652 34.62%
Intellipro Group Inc 36 $104,996 34.95%
Dcm Limited 36 $87,570 35.29%
Fv Usa Llc Dba Coupang 36 $127,649 35.29%
Kite Pharma Inc 36 $105,331 35.29%
Asml Us Llc 36 $96,102 35.64%
Williamssonoma Inc 36 $148,153 36.00%
Course Hero Inc 35 $124,079 35.00%
L A Care Health Plan 35 $111,943 35.00%
Harmonic Inc 35 $110,466 35.35%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugar Manufacturing 2 $113,714 100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 2 $84,178 100.00%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $59,592 100.00%
Poultry Processing 2 $53,851 100.00%
Private Households 2 $33,446 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 2 $70,221 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 2 $93,662 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $92,238 100.00%
Inland Water Transportation 2 $58,823 100.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 2 $58,074 100.00%
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 $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