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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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 % |
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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,722 | $31,984 | 677.95% |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 1,264 | $28,731 | 499.60% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 714 | $32,564 | 291.43% |
Agricultural Equipment Operators | 115 | $33,388 | 47.52% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 34 | $38,233 | 15.81% |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 25 | $37,078 | 12.69% |
Agricultural Workers, All Other | 12 | $30,352 | 6.94% |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 11 | $37,981 | 7.14% |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 7 | $32,112 | 7.53% |
Food Preparation Workers | 5 | $33,159 | 7.69% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Bosnia And Herzegovina | 4 | $90,678 | 44.44% |
Afghanistan | 4 | $51,231 | 44.44% |
Senegal | 4 | $103,823 | 50.00% |
Libya | 4 | $127,550 | 50.00% |
Algeria | 3 | $87,658 | 37.50% |
Benin | 3 | $91,894 | 42.86% |
Fiji | 3 | $41,752 | 42.86% |
Zambia | 3 | $79,347 | 50.00% |
Grenada | 3 | $95,604 | 50.00% |
Burkina Faso | 3 | $101,046 | 50.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Bmc Software Inc | 170 | $111,561 | 89.01% |
Covetit Inc | 169 | $80,995 | 88.48% |
Infinity Methods Corp | 169 | $74,041 | 88.48% |
San Francisco State University | 169 | $64,404 | 88.95% |
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp | 168 | $112,014 | 88.42% |
California State University Long Beach | 168 | $55,353 | 88.42% |
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp | 168 | $78,621 | 88.42% |
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc | 168 | $125,280 | 88.89% |
Model N Inc | 167 | $112,057 | 88.36% |
Penumbra Inc | 167 | $100,261 | 88.36% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Smithgroupjjr | 13 | $70,395 | 32.50% |
Tile Inc | 13 | $105,950 | 32.50% |
Mias Fashion Mfg Co Inc | 13 | $49,775 | 32.50% |
Rm Pacific Rim Inc | 13 | $26,443 | 32.50% |
James Worldwide Inc | 13 | $57,866 | 32.50% |
Polaris Wireless Inc | 13 | $115,669 | 32.50% |
Central California Faculty Medical Group Inc | 13 | $191,897 | 32.50% |
Cdnetworks Inc | 13 | $92,523 | 32.50% |
General Atomics | 13 | $89,483 | 32.50% |
Space Time Insight Inc | 13 | $114,670 | 32.50% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders | 76 | $75,492 | 86.36% |
Other Business Support Services | 76 | $108,190 | 86.36% |
Manufacturing And Reproducing Magnetic And Optical Media | 76 | $71,765 | 87.36% |
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing | 75 | $70,054 | 86.21% |
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising | 75 | $85,864 | 86.21% |
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing | 75 | $79,379 | 86.21% |
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing | 75 | $96,235 | 86.21% |
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 75 | $68,192 | 86.21% |
Lessors Of Real Estate | 74 | $111,070 | 86.05% |
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers | 73 | $51,918 | 84.88% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Justice Public Order And Safety Activities | 1 | $54,496 | 3.23% |
All Other Grain Farming | 1 | $84,573 | 3.23% |
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing | 1 | $58,136 | 3.23% |
Truck Transportation | 1 | $57,387 | 3.23% |
Legislative Bodies | 1 | $53,477 | 3.33% |
Metal Ore Mining | 1 | $91,478 | 3.33% |
Veneer Plywood And Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 1 | $28,891 | 3.33% |
Grantmaking And Giving Services | 1 | $59,717 | 3.33% |
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing | 1 | $56,056 | 3.33% |
Paperboard Mills | 1 | $117,042 | 3.33% |
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.