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 %
Securities and Commodities Traders	2	$109,221	66.67%
Craft Artists	2	$54,652	66.67%
Real Estate Sales Agents	2	$49,109	66.67%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2	$21,707	100.00%
Online Merchants	2	$66,560	100.00%
Medical Assistants	2	$26,686	100.00%
Machinists	2	$38,636	100.00%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2	$35,787	100.00%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	1	$47,174	50.00%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	1	$25,917	50.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1	$20,259	2.78%
Skincare Specialists	1	$21,861	2.78%
Woodworkers, All Other	1	$41,995	2.78%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	1	$61,783	2.78%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	1	$148,221	2.78%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	1	$39,187	2.78%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	1	$59,883	2.78%
Judicial Law Clerks	1	$60,299	2.78%
Nanosystems Engineers	1	$114,192	2.78%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	1	$51,938	2.78%

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 %
Belgium	78	$108,805	43.58%
United States Of America	71	$1,093,106	42.26%
Bulgaria	68	$95,088	44.16%
Portugal	64	$107,430	42.11%
Switzerland	55	$2,684,021	39.29%
El Salvador	55	$53,574	40.15%
Hungary	53	$98,983	44.92%
Serbia	51	$101,501	45.13%
Costa Rica	51	$104,307	45.13%
Finland	49	$109,962	44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Flowserve Us Inc	29	$76,267	87.88%
Sungevity Inc	29	$104,606	87.88%
Synchronisys Inc	29	$61,828	87.88%
Edge It Corp	29	$72,221	87.88%
Pacific Dental Services Llc	29	$105,764	87.88%
Mag Aerospace Industries Llc	29	$104,763	87.88%
Mentorus Global Llc	29	$89,853	87.88%
Waycom Inc	29	$99,336	87.88%
Ammunition Llc	29	$75,931	87.88%
Equilar Inc	29	$83,199	87.88%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Darancare Corporation	2	$78,395	33.33%
Golden Leisure Home	2	$18,668	33.33%
Cafe Beau Soleil	2	$40,799	33.33%
Golden Senior Living Inc	2	$21,341	33.33%
Fullerton Hills Pet Clinicinc	2	$64,512	33.33%
Sasabune Inc	2	$40,487	33.33%
Koguma Youchien Inc	2	$38,490	33.33%
Beverly Hills Music Center Inc	2	$44,508	33.33%
Bluedas Inc	2	$94,911	33.33%
Torrey Pines Logic Inc	2	$108,670	33.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	42,277	$126,369	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	31,732	$121,451	100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	20,167	$122,175	100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	11,113	$108,986	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	8,432	$233,746	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	7,014	$113,231	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	6,933	$115,320	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	6,653	$99,660	100.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	6,193	$125,793	100.00%
Engineering Services	4,766	$119,176	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.