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 %
Software Developers, Applications 194,395 $113,169 89.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 104,820 $82,449 91.36%
Software Developers, Systems Software 58,461 $123,631 89.70%
Computer Programmers 52,531 $69,328 89.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 51,542 $83,906 91.49%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 35,308 $115,630 90.24%
Accountants and Auditors 20,885 $66,832 91.51%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 16,526 $166,691 91.14%
Management Analysts 16,324 $88,735 91.36%
Electrical Engineers 14,812 $115,370 88.12%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 26,501 $160,578 100.57%
Software Developers, Systems Software 15,558 $135,395 61.50%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9,042 $110,904 216.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,736 $171,673 247.47%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,487 $113,110 196.12%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,245 $163,817 154.30%
Accountants and Auditors 2,162 $125,666 152.15%
Statisticians 1,989 $82,692 150.34%
Marketing Managers 1,281 $141,556 106.48%
Sales Engineers 1,278 $117,607 114.52%
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 %
Cambodia 14 $80,133 50.00%
Macau 13 $75,324 48.15%
Albania 13 $40,630 50.00%
Latvia 13 $98,920 52.00%
Azerbaijan 12 $93,785 48.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 12 $91,713 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 12 $108,810 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 12 $115,072 50.00%
Cyprus 12 $93,065 52.17%
Uganda 11 $118,097 47.83%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A1 Kaiser Inc 103 $66,902 88.79%
Rambus Inc 103 $124,253 88.79%
St Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Mgmt Div 103 $86,745 88.79%
Tellabs Operations Inc 103 $99,033 88.79%
Branch Metrics Inc 102 $143,186 87.93%
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati Pc 102 $135,093 87.93%
Branta Group Inc 102 $106,924 87.93%
Intel Americas Inc 102 $126,948 87.93%
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 102 $125,373 88.70%
Cbre Inc 102 $86,763 88.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kal Krishnan Consulting Services Inc 8 $93,889 34.78%
Boardwalktech Inc 8 $112,481 34.78%
Satmetrix Systems Inc 8 $114,299 34.78%
Situne Corporation 8 $92,737 34.78%
Vm Services Inc 8 $73,991 34.78%
Ericsson Services Inc 8 $61,000 34.78%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 8 $102,682 34.78%
Kpff Consulting Engineers 8 $93,092 34.78%
E Infotek Solutions Inc 8 $102,947 34.78%
Interlog Corporation 8 $89,185 34.78%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

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%

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