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
1,236,055 87.25% $104,510 H-1B
144,051 10.17% $144,477 PERM
30,331 2.14% $109,456 E-3 Australian
6,165 0.44% $31,590 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Actuaries 711 $89,264 87.89%
Soil and Plant Scientists 684 $55,910 84.97%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 683 $46,554 85.16%
Aerospace Engineers 675 $103,345 84.80%
Interpreters and Translators 666 $47,827 84.20%
Judicial Law Clerks 660 $57,899 84.51%
Internists, General 659 $157,117 84.49%
Chief Executives 640 $186,755 83.22%
Managers, All Other 630 $116,173 84.91%
Data Warehousing Specialists 628 $112,922 85.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 96 $145,604 42.67%
Childcare Workers 96 $27,331 42.86%
Instructional Coordinators 91 $54,697 41.55%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 91 $56,479 41.55%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 88 $66,729 40.18%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 87 $25,572 40.09%
Computer User Support Specialists 87 $76,836 40.47%
Interpreters and Translators 87 $43,870 40.65%
Environmental Engineers 87 $82,736 41.23%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 84 $59,568 39.81%
California Employees Over Time
California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bahamas 7 $88,219 50.00%
Nicaragua 6 $88,865 46.15%
Haiti 6 $118,935 46.15%
Tanzania 6 $94,248 50.00%
Turkmenistan 5 $47,174 41.67%
Belize 5 $72,538 41.67%
Afghanistan 5 $47,782 41.67%
Tajikistan 4 $55,812 36.36%
St Kitts And Nevis 4 $46,790 36.36%
St Lucia 4 $86,355 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birlasoft Inc 206 $76,865 88.41%
California State University Sacramento 206 $80,241 88.79%
3k Technologies Llc 206 $88,125 88.79%
Byton North America Corporation 206 $120,401 88.79%
F5 Inc 206 $154,364 89.18%
Ds Soft Tech Inc 206 $63,601 89.18%
Osisoft Llc 205 $105,569 89.13%
Synechron Inc 205 $89,884 89.13%
Robert Bosch Llc 205 $129,419 89.52%
American Unit Inc 205 $74,158 89.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eureka Livestock Llc 00820 1 $9,000 100.00%
Darold Mccrary Dba Mccraays Bird Of Paradise 1 $20,800 100.00%
Jett Harvest Inc 1 $33,384 100.00%
Coastal Farm Solutions 1 $41,080 100.00%
Dan Avila Sons Farms Inc 1 $38,792 100.00%
La Cuesta Farming Inc 1 $23,531 100.00%
Jose Angel Carrasco 1 $22,901 100.00%
Plants Plus Llc 1 $20,218 100.00%
Intermountain Ag Inc 1 $38,792 100.00%
Vicentre Narganes 1 $17,070 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lpl Financial Llc 16 $101,001 34.04%
Symphony Communication Services Llc 16 $131,914 34.04%
Sensiba San Filippo Llp 16 $99,541 34.04%
Eclinicalworks Llc 16 $78,506 34.04%
Armanino Llp 16 $95,339 34.04%
Red Oak Tech Inc 16 $156,555 34.04%
Leaf Group Ltd 16 $90,423 34.04%
Postmates Inc 16 $133,554 34.04%
Sifive Inc 16 $127,352 34.04%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 16 $107,735 34.04%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 328,913 $94,835 91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services 121,832 $116,724 89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 37,523 $142,016 95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 34,399 $108,216 89.27%
Other Computer Related Services 30,473 $99,261 87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 28,127 $71,811 80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 26,488 $136,777 92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 21,436 $116,803 90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 20,987 $117,887 88.28%
Engineering Services 20,720 $89,583 88.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,804 $33,453 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1,164 $29,844 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 557 $35,723 100.00%
Apiculture 463 $34,353 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 322 $34,093 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 238 $31,453 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 188 $34,068 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 174 $35,597 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 158 $34,478 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 115 $35,908 100.00%

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 $104,510. 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 $103,635.

State Avg Wage