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 | 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 % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
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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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 % |
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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 % |
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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% |
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.