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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Serbia | 48 | $102,088 | 49.48% |
Czech Republic | 46 | $95,827 | 48.94% |
Austria | 45 | $105,833 | 50.00% |
Kazakhstan | 43 | $95,552 | 48.31% |
Guatemala | 41 | $59,581 | 46.07% |
Zimbabwe | 39 | $72,497 | 44.83% |
Ethiopia | 38 | $103,317 | 44.71% |
Syria | 34 | $71,129 | 44.74% |
Norway | 34 | $104,293 | 45.33% |
Kenya | 33 | $91,761 | 48.53% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Google Llc | 38,716 | $127,956 | 94.62% |
Infosys Limited | 36,898 | $83,664 | 99.63% |
Apple Inc | 22,458 | $137,574 | 95.00% |
Facebook Inc | 13,287 | $138,722 | 79.66% |
Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 13,278 | $77,335 | 90.33% |
Qualcomm Technologies Inc | 12,429 | $111,545 | 91.74% |
Google Inc | 11,217 | $104,626 | 83.70% |
Ernst Young Us Llp | 10,887 | $87,513 | 92.65% |
Wipro Limited | 10,642 | $83,359 | 96.42% |
Intel Corporation | 10,332 | $112,309 | 94.84% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Apple Inc | 9,547 | $120,655 | 82.47% |
Google Inc | 6,753 | $104,685 | 70.73% |
Cisco Systems Inc | 5,845 | $115,778 | 78.35% |
Oracle America Inc | 3,708 | $116,020 | 54.91% |
Linkedin Corporation | 2,794 | $120,757 | 42.45% |
Amazoncom Services Llc | 2,375 | $116,864 | 40.63% |
Paypal Inc | 2,178 | $117,471 | 58.74% |
Yahoo Inc | 1,800 | $109,314 | 49.71% |
Microsoft Corporation | 1,740 | $112,768 | 56.20% |
Broadcom Corporation | 1,451 | $111,455 | 51.93% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 587 | $85,196 | 87.35% |
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 574 | $56,630 | 88.04% |
Real Estate Credit | 549 | $80,246 | 87.84% |
Bottled Water Manufacturing | 547 | $80,198 | 88.51% |
Satellite Telecommunications | 525 | $116,041 | 85.92% |
Environmental Consulting Services | 519 | $76,739 | 86.64% |
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals | 513 | $96,264 | 87.84% |
Credit Bureaus | 506 | $102,829 | 87.69% |
Interior Design Services | 504 | $52,688 | 87.65% |
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 501 | $62,144 | 87.13% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Solar Electric Power Generation | 47 | $83,004 | 24.10% |
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers | 47 | $55,371 | 24.10% |
Nonresidential Property Managers | 46 | $1,812,756 | 23.59% |
Automotive Repair And Maintenance | 45 | $43,399 | 23.32% |
General Freight Trucking | 45 | $57,993 | 23.81% |
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance | 44 | $59,318 | 23.40% |
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers | 44 | $76,455 | 23.53% |
All Other Support Services | 43 | $86,881 | 23.63% |
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors | 43 | $41,998 | 23.89% |
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance | 42 | $49,074 | 23.46% |
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.