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 %
Operations Research Analysts	16,238	$93,664	91.43%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,936	$66,669	87.79%
Mechanical Engineers	12,789	$98,621	90.14%
Financial Analysts	10,245	$90,545	89.55%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,220	$82,486	89.52%
Statisticians	9,203	$103,052	90.17%
Database Administrators	9,007	$83,046	90.35%
Industrial Engineers	7,397	$101,984	90.39%
Sales Engineers	6,973	$117,619	90.34%
Computer Hardware Engineers	6,504	$123,071	88.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6	$39,527	7.50%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	5	$31,999	6.58%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	4	$37,414	5.88%
Nursery Workers	4	$31,387	5.97%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4	$40,867	6.15%
Machinists	3	$37,211	4.84%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	2	$30,722	3.51%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2	$55,089	3.70%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1	$41,870	2.13%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	1	$38,792	2.17%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,299	$113,868	118.09%
Management Analysts	1,160	$97,547	118.97%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,062	$94,966	109.15%
Mechanical Engineers	979	$98,519	101.87%
Electrical Engineers	963	$106,370	101.58%
Home Health Aides	899	$23,546	96.56%
Industrial Engineers	829	$97,387	90.80%
Computer Hardware Engineers	691	$119,988	75.77%
Civil Engineers	666	$87,455	86.05%
Financial Analysts	659	$97,328	87.05%

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 %
India	45,730	$175,901	47.43%
China	16,844	$109,259	50.79%
South Korea	4,340	$147,936	41.14%
Canada	3,905	$143,888	46.41%
Philippines	1,927	$470,682	35.63%
Taiwan	1,908	$260,805	44.94%
Mexico	1,361	$87,276	34.68%
United Kingdom	967	$111,850	44.71%
Japan	844	$231,744	40.04%
France	821	$108,315	46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gyft Inc	27	$118,694	87.10%
Wsp Usa Buildings Inc	27	$91,415	87.10%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp	27	$95,972	87.10%
Petadata Software Llc	27	$101,567	87.10%
Velo3d Inc	27	$120,699	87.10%
The Brattle Group	27	$91,170	87.10%
Ravacons Llc	27	$97,758	87.10%
Toast Inc	27	$148,380	87.10%
Evergent Technologies Inc	27	$116,334	87.10%
General Electric Company Global Research Center	27	$103,994	87.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agilone Llc	2	$77,844	33.33%
Bj Collection Inc	2	$91,229	33.33%
Tld Acquisition Co Llc Dba Tld Distribution Co	2	$58,968	33.33%
Arbor Vita Corporation	2	$81,245	33.33%
Agility Holdings	2	$153,858	33.33%
Korean Health Education Information And Research	2	$35,090	33.33%
Gigamon	2	$133,973	33.33%
Aperio Technologies Inc	2	$106,486	33.33%
Koryo Health Foundation	2	$60,195	33.33%
St Home Health Corporation	2	$83,866	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services	584	$78,341	87.29%
Credit Bureaus	572	$105,397	85.63%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	566	$99,881	86.68%
Interior Design Services	560	$54,662	85.89%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	546	$84,113	85.98%
Electric Power Distribution	545	$420,581	87.20%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	540	$123,228	87.38%
All Other General Merchandise Retailers	529	$172,734	86.16%
Employment Services	527	$56,087	86.82%
Junior Colleges	522	$59,454	86.14%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing	181	$60,371	99.45%
Telecommunications	180	$89,780	98.90%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	179	$124,163	98.90%
Wholesale Trade	178	$64,589	98.89%
Motion Picture And Video Industries	176	$93,268	98.32%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	175	$636,622	98.31%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	173	$60,832	98.30%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	169	$88,385	96.57%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	168	$115,687	97.11%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	165	$54,209	97.63%

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.