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 %
Sidley Austin Us Llp	27	$144,210	87.10%
User Testing Inc	27	$121,478	87.10%
Dynata Llc	27	$107,350	87.10%
Open Philanthropy Project	27	$93,791	87.10%
Bayone Solutions	27	$105,728	87.10%
Gridx Inc	27	$81,913	87.10%
Hart Howerton Ltd	27	$71,360	87.10%
Choi Kim Park Llp	27	$52,563	87.10%
Buro Happold Consulting Engineers Inc	27	$74,839	87.10%
Childrens Hospital Of Orange County	27	$88,200	87.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Clarifi Inc	2	$56,285	33.33%
Wang Chou Accountancy Corp	2	$74,579	33.33%
Technip Usa	2	$121,326	33.33%
Super Bell Jewelry Co Inc	2	$87,495	33.33%
Ivey Engineering	2	$102,471	33.33%
Platinum Group Of Companies Inc	2	$107,952	33.33%
Ace Industries Inc	2	$73,965	33.33%
Teamf1 Inc	2	$123,937	33.33%
Yusen Logistics Americas Inc	2	$65,255	33.33%
Naito Corp	2	$105,654	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Footwear Manufacturing	153	$127,010	85.96%
Offices Of Chiropractors	152	$55,987	85.88%
Other Insurance Funds	151	$97,773	86.78%
Credit Unions	150	$116,353	87.72%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	149	$76,436	87.13%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	149	$68,056	87.13%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery	147	$84,365	88.55%
Packaging And Labeling Services	145	$91,112	87.35%
Business Support Services	145	$76,427	87.88%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	144	$100,470	87.27%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation	53	$85,375	89.83%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	52	$57,018	88.14%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	52	$69,212	88.14%
Manufacturing	52	$45,710	88.14%
Machine Shops	51	$51,464	92.73%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	50	$54,194	90.91%
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing	49	$112,590	92.45%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	49	$77,953	92.45%
Nonresidential Property Managers	49	$1,709,485	92.45%
Nursery And Tree Production	49	$39,574	92.45%

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.