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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
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 %
Slovakia	18	$97,947	45.00%
Uzbekistan	17	$77,721	43.59%
Jamaica	16	$66,465	42.11%
Iceland	16	$105,401	44.44%
Tunisia	16	$96,939	45.71%
Dominican Republic	16	$105,647	47.06%
Croatia	15	$86,713	45.45%
Georgia	15	$97,727	48.39%
Moldova	15	$84,771	48.39%
Slovenia	14	$111,527	46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Broadcom Corporation	2,023	$115,843	86.75%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	1,992	$80,473	85.53%
University Of California Los Angeles	1,953	$65,931	84.69%
Yahoo Inc	1,943	$108,708	85.59%
Juniper Networks Inc	1,928	$126,041	85.20%
Nisum Technologies Inc	1,924	$107,070	87.49%
The University Of Southern California	1,895	$62,887	86.37%
Amazoncom Services Inc	1,884	$106,404	89.71%
Netflix Inc	1,876	$163,446	91.07%
Sap Labs Llc	1,844	$106,357	90.84%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Visa Technology And Operations Llc	233	$128,582	43.47%
Citrix Systems Inc	233	$129,543	44.05%
Juniper Networks Us Inc	232	$112,051	44.87%
Kpmg Llp	231	$101,016	45.03%
Oracle Usa Inc	222	$81,589	44.22%
Rivian Automotive Llc	219	$128,657	45.44%
Akamai Technologies Inc	210	$114,826	44.21%
Twilio Inc	209	$131,685	45.43%
Akvarr Inc	208	$93,549	47.71%
Okta Inc	202	$130,328	46.44%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hmo Medical Centers	435	$94,316	89.51%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	418	$77,823	88.94%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	417	$51,315	88.72%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	407	$104,872	86.78%
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	404	$84,583	86.51%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	400	$101,809	86.58%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	394	$73,040	85.84%
Credit Card Issuing	392	$120,476	85.59%
Real Estate Property Managers	389	$82,142	85.49%
Office Administrative Services	380	$77,229	84.07%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	36	$88,369	23.23%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	35	$69,950	22.58%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	35	$78,551	22.73%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	33	$80,207	21.57%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers	31	$49,942	20.67%
Food Service Contractors	30	$73,068	20.13%
Credit Unions	30	$114,137	20.41%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing	30	$97,984	20.55%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	30	$76,532	20.69%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	30	$72,228	20.98%

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.