| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Applications | 193,998 | $113,139 | 89.21% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 104,772 | $82,444 | 91.31% |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 58,151 | $123,588 | 89.22% |
| Computer Programmers | 52,515 | $69,323 | 89.56% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 51,521 | $83,900 | 91.45% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 39,912 | $119,022 | 90.94% |
| Accountants and Auditors | 23,125 | $69,041 | 91.77% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 19,359 | $173,059 | 91.40% |
| Management Analysts | 17,285 | $90,027 | 91.40% |
| Electrical Engineers | 16,250 | $117,766 | 88.31% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 2,366 | $34,286 | 753.50% |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 1,587 | $30,893 | 510.29% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 714 | $32,564 | 253.19% |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 179 | $35,796 | 68.58% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 53 | $44,467 | 20.54% |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 43 | $45,492 | 17.20% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 21 | $48,882 | 9.29% |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 13 | $31,001 | 6.31% |
| Food Preparation Workers | 8 | $35,844 | 7.08% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 8 | $33,545 | 8.99% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Applications | 26,507 | $160,581 | 96.90% |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 15,563 | $135,396 | 61.52% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 9,259 | $111,482 | 219.88% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 6,744 | $171,595 | 237.30% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 3,491 | $113,090 | 186.78% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,352 | $165,802 | 148.96% |
| Accountants and Auditors | 2,305 | $123,676 | 162.21% |
| Statisticians | 2,015 | $82,718 | 149.70% |
| Sales Engineers | 1,325 | $118,264 | 104.83% |
| Marketing Managers | 1,310 | $141,709 | 107.73% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2 | $65,707 | 50.00% |
| Guinea-bissau | 2 | $95,191 | 50.00% |
| Brunei | 2 | $80,101 | 50.00% |
| Montenegro | 2 | $69,139 | 66.67% |
| Liberia | 1 | $22,526 | 33.33% |
| Bhutan | 1 | $54,205 | 33.33% |
| Swaziland | 1 | $65,395 | 33.33% |
| Guinea | 1 | $103,459 | 33.33% |
| Malta | 1 | $47,278 | 33.33% |
| Cote D'ivoire | 1 | $123,885 | 33.33% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vmware Inc | 7,154 | $128,056 | 96.23% |
| Salesforcecom Inc | 7,082 | $130,141 | 96.01% |
| Tesla Inc | 7,063 | $123,168 | 96.49% |
| Ebay Inc | 6,992 | $134,370 | 96.28% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 6,398 | $132,381 | 94.53% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 5,076 | $126,603 | 93.21% |
| Nvidia Corporation | 4,827 | $153,503 | 89.37% |
| Oracle America Inc | 4,745 | $120,873 | 94.71% |
| Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited | 4,620 | $69,860 | 94.34% |
| Intuit Inc | 4,605 | $130,733 | 94.95% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Sciences Inc | 30 | $33,508 | 100.00% |
| Lucky Ag Inc | 29 | $33,093 | 100.00% |
| Ag Empleo Llc | 29 | $38,129 | 100.00% |
| Heritage Farms Llc | 28 | $43,110 | 100.00% |
| Star Creek Land Stewards | 27 | $27,616 | 100.00% |
| Nj Harvesting Inc | 26 | $38,803 | 100.00% |
| Premium Employment Services Inc | 25 | $33,671 | 100.00% |
| Kaos Sheep Outfit | 25 | $25,943 | 100.00% |
| Robert Carreiro | 24 | $29,363 | 100.00% |
| Living Systems Land Management Llc | 24 | $22,046 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oath Holdings Inc | 517 | $113,571 | 35.51% |
| Snap Inc | 494 | $111,003 | 40.89% |
| Doordash Inc | 487 | $138,129 | 44.11% |
| Amazon Web Services Inc | 478 | $131,902 | 47.37% |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers | 477 | $106,457 | 48.33% |
| Visa Usa | 447 | $117,352 | 45.43% |
| Hewlett Packard Company | 428 | $96,594 | 44.91% |
| Srs Consulting Inc | 415 | $125,613 | 43.55% |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc | 408 | $97,113 | 44.64% |
| Blizzard Entertainment Inc | 401 | $477,099 | 46.09% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Management Consulting Services | 2,366 | $87,908 | 87.99% |
| Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers | 2,364 | $100,541 | 89.21% |
| Educational Support Services | 2,320 | $83,155 | 89.16% |
| All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services | 2,300 | $133,209 | 88.63% |
| Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 2,257 | $142,315 | 88.03% |
| Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 2,255 | $103,489 | 91.18% |
| Motion Picture And Video Production | 2,234 | $81,435 | 90.85% |
| Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 2,077 | $86,598 | 85.09% |
| Temporary Help Services | 2,039 | $97,246 | 84.01% |
| Consumer Lending | 1,993 | $121,946 | 82.80% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support Activities For Animal Production | 6 | $18,896 | 100.00% |
| Dairy Cattle And Milk Production | 6 | $28,104 | 100.00% |
| Animal Production And Aquaculture | 6 | $31,673 | 100.00% |
| Farm Management Services | 5 | $29,707 | 100.00% |
| Specialty Food Retailers | 4 | $32,718 | 100.00% |
| Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 4 | $35,662 | 100.00% |
| Beverage Manufacturing | 4 | $37,367 | 100.00% |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 3 | $83,893 | 100.00% |
| Corn Farming | 3 | $36,989 | 100.00% |
| Berry Except Strawberry Farming | 3 | $31,906 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 702 | $113,152 | 100.00% |
| Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers | 675 | $92,308 | 100.00% |
| Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 672 | $101,016 | 100.00% |
| Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 655 | $316,646 | 100.00% |
| Temporary Help Services | 605 | $3,172,154 | 100.00% |
| Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 594 | $85,618 | 100.00% |
| Limited Service Restaurants | 584 | $32,719 | 100.00% |
| Consumer Lending | 582 | $121,241 | 100.00% |
| Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 558 | $63,576 | 100.00% |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | 540 | $64,121 | 100.00% |
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.