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 %
Niger 1 $104,291 50.00%
Andorra 1 $130,603 50.00%
Liberia 1 $22,526 50.00%
Gambia 1 $65,998 50.00%
Maldives 1 $98,987 50.00%
Micronesia 1 $86,320 100.00%
Mauritania 1 $102,003 100.00%
Dominica 1 $32,406 100.00%
Marshall Islands 1 $69,160 100.00%
Oman 1 $93,267 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cmc Americas Inc 162 $69,540 88.52%
Intellectt Inc 162 $92,165 88.52%
California State University Bakersfield 161 $73,077 88.46%
Delasoft Inc 161 $80,992 88.95%
Leantaas Inc 161 $112,376 88.95%
Dpr Construction A General Partnership 161 $89,865 88.95%
Data Domain Llc 160 $133,789 88.40%
Ultimo Software Solutions Inc 160 $80,977 88.40%
California State University Los Angeles 160 $81,018 88.40%
Oportun Inc 160 $133,103 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital Research And Management Company 13 $123,997 33.33%
Adaptive Planning Inc 13 $111,062 34.21%
Zefr Inc 13 $98,644 34.21%
Lpl Financial Llc 13 $92,539 34.21%
Att Mobility Services Llc 13 $104,337 34.21%
Quid Inc 13 $99,025 34.21%
St Rose Hospital 13 $102,419 34.21%
Shibram Banerjeeinc Dba Pacific Data Integrators 13 $98,907 34.21%
Edgemine Inc 13 $40,178 34.21%
Avi Networks Inc 13 $133,278 34.21%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation 3 $78,062 100.00%
Specialty Canning 3 $78,575 100.00%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 3 $67,718 100.00%
Forging And Stamping 3 $77,161 100.00%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing 3 $63,494 100.00%
Department Stores 3 $127,372 100.00%
Airport Operations 3 $80,683 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 3 $128,218 100.00%
Sawmill Woodworking And Paper Machinery Manufacturing 3 $109,214 100.00%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 3 $46,551 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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