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 %
Veterinarians	869	$92,401	86.21%
Credit Analysts	847	$66,508	86.34%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	832	$76,902	85.07%
Budget Analysts	806	$64,858	84.66%
Validation Engineers	804	$97,047	88.25%
Instructional Coordinators	791	$55,354	88.28%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	783	$91,457	87.58%
Robotics Engineers	779	$124,394	87.92%
Biological Technicians	737	$49,503	85.40%
Training and Development Specialists	722	$60,280	84.15%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chief Executives	106	$179,849	42.74%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	105	$70,169	42.51%
Landscape Architects	105	$65,890	42.68%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	104	$60,657	42.28%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	104	$53,724	42.62%
Chemists	104	$72,928	42.80%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	103	$75,121	42.56%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	99	$69,093	40.91%
Fashion Designers	99	$53,100	42.31%
Managers, All Other	98	$137,559	42.42%

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 %
Albania	14	$39,878	43.75%
Slovenia	14	$111,527	45.16%
Cyprus	13	$92,349	43.33%
Azerbaijan	13	$92,112	43.33%
Latvia	13	$98,920	44.83%
Trinidad And Tobago	13	$110,441	46.43%
Macau	13	$75,324	52.00%
Serbia And Montenegro	12	$91,713	48.00%
Rwanda	12	$102,038	50.00%
Kyrgyzstan	12	$108,810	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vce Company Llc	28	$99,328	87.50%
Ziontech Solutions Llc	28	$66,107	87.50%
Financialoxygen Inc	28	$86,888	87.50%
Sai Technologies Llc	28	$86,408	87.50%
Livermore Software Technology Corp	28	$92,569	87.50%
Enterprise It Resources Inc	28	$79,865	87.50%
Hill International Inc	28	$108,080	87.50%
Silicon Valley Optics Technology Inc	28	$77,629	87.50%
V5 Systems Inc	28	$99,479	87.50%
Dataquad Inc	28	$100,188	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Progress Speech Language Center Inc	2	$59,457	33.33%
Ace Engineering Inc	2	$66,872	33.33%
Infrawareinc	2	$166,400	33.33%
Urth Caffe Associates Iv Llc	2	$22,547	33.33%
Timmons Design Engineers Inc	2	$97,906	33.33%
California Waste Solutions Inc	2	$49,857	33.33%
Jigsaw Data Corp	2	$86,757	33.33%
Cactus Fashion Inc	2	$49,993	33.33%
Sea Breeze Care Home Inc	2	$19,895	33.33%
Hunter Douglas	2	$93,392	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.