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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Bulgaria | 66 | $94,715 | 41.25% |
United States Of America | 66 | $1,169,048 | 44.30% |
Mongolia | 65 | $74,696 | 44.83% |
Portugal | 59 | $107,444 | 40.69% |
El Salvador | 54 | $53,942 | 41.22% |
Switzerland | 53 | $2,780,717 | 41.73% |
Hungary | 51 | $99,080 | 44.74% |
Finland | 49 | $109,962 | 44.55% |
Denmark | 49 | $118,372 | 45.79% |
Costa Rica | 48 | $103,734 | 45.28% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Nutanix Inc | 1,043 | $139,131 | 88.62% |
Snap Inc | 1,033 | $127,854 | 88.06% |
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc | 1,029 | $72,923 | 88.71% |
Amazon Development Center Us Inc | 1,029 | $125,435 | 89.32% |
Alpha Net Consulting Llc | 1,026 | $94,495 | 89.61% |
Fortinet Inc | 1,025 | $126,471 | 89.60% |
Arista Networks Inc | 1,023 | $119,650 | 90.45% |
Kforce Inc | 1,013 | $98,013 | 90.29% |
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc | 1,004 | $126,082 | 90.21% |
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Jr | 999 | $50,273 | 92.84% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Whatsapp Inc | 99 | $117,527 | 38.67% |
Faradayfuture Inc | 99 | $108,492 | 39.29% |
Becton Dickinson And Company | 98 | $107,498 | 39.52% |
Keysight Technologies Inc | 96 | $118,329 | 39.34% |
Glassdoor Inc | 94 | $114,616 | 38.52% |
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd | 93 | $151,234 | 38.11% |
Sonicwall Inc | 92 | $125,603 | 37.70% |
Yahoo Holdings Inc | 92 | $110,751 | 37.86% |
Quantcast Corporation | 90 | $119,455 | 37.19% |
Xavient Digital Llc | 89 | $119,012 | 37.24% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 82 | $62,344 | 86.32% |
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers | 81 | $59,808 | 86.17% |
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | 81 | $94,736 | 86.17% |
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | 81 | $104,859 | 87.10% |
Food Service Contractors | 80 | $70,362 | 87.91% |
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners | 79 | $65,931 | 86.81% |
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 78 | $85,014 | 86.67% |
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors | 77 | $75,243 | 86.52% |
Collection Agencies | 77 | $97,448 | 86.52% |
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 77 | $106,698 | 87.50% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Other Poultry Production | 1 | $48,485 | 3.03% |
Biomass Electric Power Generation | 1 | $121,534 | 3.03% |
Repossession Services | 1 | $181,896 | 3.03% |
Malt Manufacturing | 1 | $80,288 | 3.03% |
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying | 1 | $116,750 | 3.03% |
Community Housing Services | 1 | $70,158 | 3.13% |
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending | 1 | $50,211 | 3.13% |
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing | 1 | $62,920 | 3.13% |
Forging And Stamping | 1 | $74,048 | 3.23% |
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries | 1 | $32,739 | 3.23% |
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.