Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Ebay Inc | 6,761 | $131,868 | 94.64% |
Cisco Systems Inc | 6,472 | $128,075 | 97.10% |
Tesla Inc | 5,421 | $117,383 | 98.26% |
Meta Platforms Inc | 5,164 | $161,082 | 94.01% |
Microsoft Corporation | 5,123 | $123,642 | 98.46% |
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited | 4,620 | $69,860 | 90.50% |
Oracle America Inc | 4,463 | $117,564 | 92.02% |
Uber Technologies Inc | 4,460 | $120,819 | 93.03% |
Capgemini America Inc | 4,237 | $93,493 | 93.95% |
Ust Global Inc | 4,156 | $65,704 | 92.27% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Snap Inc | 482 | $109,926 | 33.22% |
Autodesk Inc | 475 | $119,666 | 40.77% |
Pricewaterhousecoopers | 460 | $106,053 | 41.67% |
Hewlett Packard Company | 428 | $96,594 | 43.76% |
Srs Consulting Inc | 411 | $125,253 | 42.90% |
Visa Usa | 406 | $116,317 | 43.52% |
Amazon Web Services Inc | 404 | $127,885 | 44.35% |
Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc | 403 | $96,846 | 45.64% |
Blizzard Entertainment Inc | 385 | $493,590 | 47.18% |
Sandisk Corporation | 371 | $106,300 | 46.55% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing | 1,586 | $113,494 | 87.96% |
Offices Of Dentists | 1,458 | $110,233 | 89.45% |
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers | 1,408 | $101,580 | 90.78% |
All Other Financial Investment Activities | 1,364 | $111,570 | 90.99% |
Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 1,326 | $130,746 | 89.47% |
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | 1,303 | $103,481 | 88.58% |
Computer Facilities Management Services | 1,294 | $103,418 | 89.30% |
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology | 1,271 | $104,727 | 88.76% |
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages | 1,200 | $88,389 | 85.90% |
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 1,194 | $88,662 | 86.71% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Floriculture Production | 2 | $29,796 | 100.00% |
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing | 2 | $30,722 | 100.00% |
Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 2 | $37,606 | 100.00% |
Spectator Sports | 2 | $36,421 | 100.00% |
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming | 2 | $26,058 | 100.00% |
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers | 2 | $33,571 | 100.00% |
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers | 2 | $35,360 | 100.00% |
Machinery Manufacturing | 2 | $32,053 | 100.00% |
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance | 1 | $36,421 | 50.00% |
Potato Farming | 1 | $30,722 | 50.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Payroll Services | 108 | $1,537,010 | 22.50% |
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing | 106 | $159,117 | 22.18% |
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 103 | $71,696 | 22.44% |
Offices Of Chiropractors | 102 | $46,242 | 22.47% |
Other Food Manufacturing | 99 | $48,514 | 22.20% |
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers | 98 | $65,544 | 22.02% |
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing | 97 | $77,008 | 22.05% |
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services | 95 | $112,719 | 22.04% |
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities | 92 | $85,039 | 21.75% |
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing | 92 | $32,325 | 22.66% |
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.