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 197,808 $114,344 89.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 95,395 $82,047 91.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software 55,883 $126,041 89.38%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48,288 $84,004 91.23%
Computer Programmers 47,125 $68,778 89.46%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 27,580 $117,002 89.22%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,126 $169,332 90.90%
Accountants and Auditors 16,132 $67,314 91.19%
Management Analysts 13,780 $89,728 90.40%
Electrical Engineers 13,511 $117,787 89.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 122 $60,777 0.47%
Human Resources Specialists 121 $69,855 0.56%
Accountants 121 $63,907 2.53%
Economists 117 $94,466 4.17%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 117 $40,991 4.87%
Purchasing Managers 110 $115,014 7.74%
Veterinarians 106 $76,888 8.04%
Office Clerks, General 97 $25,977 8.75%
Web Developers 95 $87,436 9.21%
Credit Analysts 94 $78,570 9.27%
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 %
India 42,735 $178,228 48.91%
China 15,777 $108,656 53.06%
South Korea 4,032 $154,868 40.97%
Canada 3,684 $145,079 47.74%
Taiwan 1,769 $272,719 36.38%
Philippines 1,733 $517,903 45.04%
Mexico 1,231 $85,995 37.92%
United Kingdom 913 $111,050 45.38%
Japan 796 $241,546 40.24%
France 786 $107,939 47.61%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 312,578 $92,566 91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 109,823 $112,222 89.12%
Software Publishers 33,417 $115,126 86.84%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 31,967 $136,456 95.55%
Other Computer Related Services 28,918 $96,928 86.88%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 24,980 $70,922 80.58%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 22,008 $133,300 92.40%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 18,978 $114,532 87.64%
Engineering Services 17,892 $88,143 85.44%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 17,559 $106,828 85.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 106 $30,027 8.45%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 73 $28,085 8.24%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 45 $25,279 19.23%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 34 $31,432 15.45%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 11 $26,058 5.95%
Business Associations 10 $34,251 9.43%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 9 $29,083 12.33%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 6 $36,657 13.33%
Hay Farming 6 $36,150 17.65%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 5 $26,441 17.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 18,263 $120,384 45.14%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 6,758 $112,365 22.60%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 5,103 $123,715 27.94%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,601 $68,748 32.08%
Internet Publishing And Broadcasting And Web Search Portals 1,650 $117,508 24.42%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 1,411 $118,956 21.38%
Home Health Care Services 1,160 $87,458 17.78%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 967 $105,846 18.95%
Religious Organizations 938 $138,494 22.70%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 837 $117,870 22.98%

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.

State Avg Wage