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 %
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%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
California State University Fullerton 263 $56,155 86.80%
Dexcom Inc 263 $105,210 86.80%
Vastek Inc 262 $89,095 86.75%
Karma Automotive Llc 262 $105,000 87.04%
Akshaya Inc 262 $115,272 87.33%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 262 $106,291 87.33%
First Tek Inc 261 $72,004 87.00%
Invensense Inc 260 $125,327 86.96%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 259 $84,803 86.62%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 259 $112,840 86.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Star Realty Inc 22 $61,929 35.48%
Futurewei Technologies Inc 22 $118,521 35.48%
Silicon Image Inc 22 $114,796 35.48%
Black Veatch Corporation 22 $97,303 35.48%
Franklin Templeton 22 $113,256 35.48%
Heritage Provider Network 22 $67,475 36.07%
Igt Inc 22 $111,820 36.07%
Boingo Wireless Inc 22 $100,087 36.07%
Osi Systems Inc 22 $77,990 36.07%
Motorola Inc 22 $93,910 36.07%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 1 $86,174 100.00%
Art Dealers 1 $58,282 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $52,686 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 1 $135,886 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 1 $40,456 100.00%
Motor Home Manufacturing 1 $126,277 100.00%
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers 1 $116,043 100.00%
Dry Pea And Bean Farming 1 $49,254 100.00%
Tire Retreading 1 $63,232 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Exhibition 1 $32,552 100.00%
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