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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts	4,307	$107,865	89.51%
Information Security Analysts	3,900	$109,968	92.44%
Engineers, All Other	3,254	$86,198	86.89%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	3,224	$65,629	86.09%
Biomedical Engineers	3,117	$93,190	85.40%
Logisticians	2,959	$81,788	81.54%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2,871	$64,916	88.01%
Materials Engineers	2,842	$106,739	87.26%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,753	$71,078	88.44%
Lawyers	2,751	$137,344	92.69%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant	378	$31,789	73.54%
Nursing Assistants	336	$28,249	66.93%
Sales Managers	336	$114,509	69.28%
Computer Programmers	335	$96,034	70.38%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	332	$40,218	74.61%
Biomedical Engineers	319	$94,038	71.69%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	318	$71,537	71.62%
Computer Network Architects	311	$128,680	73.35%
Engineers, All Other	302	$107,336	71.90%
Lawyers	286	$126,720	68.59%

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 %
Inteliroute Technologies Llc	29	$92,230	87.88%
Sapvix Inc	29	$99,658	87.88%
Techsource Inc	29	$79,502	87.88%
Csxtech Inc	29	$87,839	87.88%
Gomiapp Llc	29	$97,512	87.88%
Location Labs Inc	29	$99,275	87.88%
Degenkolb Engineers	29	$92,642	87.88%
Avventis Inc	29	$95,726	87.88%
St Jude Medical Business Services Inc	29	$100,144	87.88%
Cloudminds Technology Inc	29	$82,160	87.88%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Penpower Inc	2	$49,837	33.33%
Napa State Hospital	2	$58,032	33.33%
Prestige Autotech Corporation	2	$112,954	33.33%
Marquee Of Emerging Markets Inc Dba Maremarks	2	$75,338	33.33%
Exodus Wireless Corp	2	$69,482	33.33%
Tides Center	2	$46,821	33.33%
Imd Medical Group Inc	2	$112,278	33.33%
Leadman Electronics Usa Inc	2	$92,071	33.33%
Blackhawk Senior Care	2	$18,678	33.33%
Sage Software Inc	2	$94,203	33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Building Material Dealers	8	$77,548	88.89%
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing	8	$63,365	88.89%
Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	8	$83,905	88.89%
Abrasive Product Manufacturing	8	$78,772	88.89%
Fluid Milk Manufacturing	8	$66,555	88.89%
Geothermal Electric Power Generation	8	$102,831	88.89%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	8	$48,771	88.89%
Paperboard Mills	7	$84,403	77.78%
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending	7	$99,834	77.78%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	7	$67,455	77.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$62,723	50.00%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$113,475	50.00%
Other Personal Services	2	$48,308	50.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	2	$80,777	50.00%
Flour Milling	2	$88,546	50.00%
Skiing Facilities	2	$88,868	50.00%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	2	$67,715	50.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	2	$69,233	50.00%
Aluminum Foundries Except Die Casting	2	$32,032	50.00%
Petroleum Lubricating Oil And Grease Manufacturing	2	$89,835	50.00%

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.