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 %
Grenada 3 $95,604 60.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $101,046 60.00%
Luxembourg 3 $97,386 60.00%
Guyana 2 $93,839 50.00%
Barbados 2 $101,061 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $95,191 50.00%
Bahrain 2 $124,103 50.00%
Togo 2 $80,388 50.00%
Brunei 2 $80,101 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $69,139 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 102 $75,096 88.70%
I3infotek Inc 101 $86,900 87.83%
360 It Professionals Inc 101 $67,980 87.83%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 101 $126,040 87.83%
Alcon Research Llc 101 $101,341 87.83%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 101 $74,498 87.83%
Eximius Design Llc 101 $126,939 87.83%
Upstart Network Inc 101 $139,769 87.83%
Ebs Healthcare Inc 101 $71,893 88.60%
California State University Dominguez Hills 101 $64,785 88.60%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Top Network Solutions Inc 8 $72,532 34.78%
Lm Group Inc 8 $83,348 34.78%
Ostendo Technologies Inc 8 $93,431 34.78%
Shopzilla Inc 8 $99,622 34.78%
Compass Group Usa Inc 8 $73,011 36.36%
Ventyx Inc 8 $85,538 36.36%
Comtop Connectivity Solutions Inc 8 $56,670 36.36%
Wellspring Industry Inc 8 $65,988 36.36%
Eqecat Inc 8 $91,785 36.36%
Cbs Corporate Services Inc 8 $99,960 36.36%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 83 $35,077 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 76 $35,004 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 73 $28,085 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 59 $35,754 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 58 $34,656 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 45 $25,279 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 44 $34,410 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 41 $31,076 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 34 $31,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 29 $33,533 100.00%

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