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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Nextgen Technologies Inc | 384 | $91,156 | 86.68% |
Bio Rad Laboratories Inc | 383 | $108,911 | 86.46% |
Cloudera Inc | 381 | $129,128 | 86.20% |
Logic Planet Cs Inc | 380 | $55,793 | 86.17% |
Infinera Corporation | 380 | $124,034 | 86.17% |
Delta Dental Of California | 379 | $116,161 | 86.93% |
Intel Mobile Communications North America | 378 | $109,228 | 87.30% |
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company | 378 | $95,475 | 87.30% |
Altera Corporation | 377 | $102,327 | 87.47% |
Cepheid | 377 | $114,572 | 87.47% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp | 32 | $75,131 | 34.41% |
Novatel Wireless | 32 | $96,233 | 34.41% |
Metricstream Inc | 32 | $120,402 | 34.78% |
University Of California San Francisco | 32 | $94,127 | 34.78% |
Jds Uniphase Corporation | 32 | $106,971 | 35.16% |
Fluor Enterprises Inc | 31 | $106,816 | 34.44% |
Apn Software Services Inc | 31 | $101,486 | 34.44% |
Sri International | 31 | $77,983 | 34.44% |
Mercedes Benz Research Development | 31 | $114,404 | 34.44% |
Spokeo Inc | 31 | $100,550 | 34.44% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing | 19 | $76,100 | 82.61% |
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing | 19 | $76,114 | 82.61% |
Limousine Service | 19 | $72,778 | 86.36% |
Other Snack Food Manufacturing | 19 | $73,586 | 86.36% |
Soap And Other Detergent Manufacturing | 19 | $90,402 | 86.36% |
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing | 19 | $63,944 | 86.36% |
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs | 19 | $53,046 | 86.36% |
Distilleries | 19 | $67,763 | 86.36% |
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing | 18 | $63,621 | 81.82% |
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing | 18 | $69,862 | 81.82% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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.