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 %
Ghana 33 $87,702 53.23%
Ecuador 33 $56,311 53.23%
Burma (myanmar) 27 $99,536 47.37%
Morocco 24 $89,089 43.64%
Panama 24 $10,089,086 44.44%
Honduras 24 $71,825 45.28%
Saudi Arabia 23 $99,245 44.23%
Uruguay 18 $115,432 41.86%
Lithuania 18 $98,405 41.86%
Estonia 18 $100,030 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servicetitan Inc 252 $110,294 86.90%
Bodhtree Solutionsinc 252 $72,607 87.50%
Blackhawk Network Inc 251 $131,509 87.46%
Experis Us Inc 250 $84,257 87.11%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 249 $109,492 86.76%
The Salk Institute For Biological Studies 249 $50,154 86.76%
Teqtron Inc 249 $89,639 87.37%
Ispace Inc 249 $77,379 87.68%
Ansys Inc 247 $115,992 86.97%
Mobilenet Services Inc 247 $59,416 86.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eventbrite Inc 21 $123,237 35.00%
Egain Corporation 21 $131,374 35.00%
Ncs Pearson Inc 21 $127,803 35.00%
Techtu Business Solutions Inc 21 $103,836 35.00%
Treasure Data Inc 21 $150,385 35.00%
Shipt Inc 21 $116,879 35.00%
Arlo Technologies Inc 21 $117,038 35.00%
Toyota Research Institute Inc 21 $143,083 35.00%
Activision Blizzard Media Llc 21 $107,360 35.59%
Total Care Services Group Inc 20 $25,747 33.90%

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