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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District of Columbia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
38,113 92.07% $81,305 H-1B
2,348 5.67% $265,736 PERM
934 2.26% $92,451 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, District of Columbia has seen a total of 41,395 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in District of Columbia is the H-1B visa with 38,113 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.07% of District of Columbia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,348 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.67% of District of Columbia's total visas.

Top Occupations in District of Columbia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,331 $94,096 89.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,531 $79,588 89.14%
Computer Programmers 2,655 $67,888 85.73%
Management Analysts 912 $81,877 89.41%
Accountants and Auditors 859 $69,024 86.16%
Lawyers 857 $138,830 89.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 852 $95,115 90.25%
Economists 829 $105,306 89.04%
Social Science Research Assistants 764 $44,020 84.51%
Financial Analysts 525 $73,534 86.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 77 $99,831 31.95%
Lawyers 43 $135,894 87.76%
Economists 39 $98,444 169.57%
Accountants and Auditors 27 $70,167 142.11%
Statisticians 19 $79,726 105.56%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17 $124,920 94.44%
Computer Systems Analysts 16 $101,526 100.00%
Civil Engineers 15 $68,435 107.14%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 15 $57,390 107.14%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 14 $65,850 107.69%
District of Columbia Employees Over Time
District Of Columbia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,679 employees were hired. District Of Columbia peaked in 2018 with 3,522 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,533 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in District of Columbia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Switzerland 7 $88,721 50.00%
Indonesia 6 $40,397 42.86%
Greece 6 $90,955 42.86%
Peru 6 $54,669 46.15%
South Africa 6 $69,469 46.15%
Netherlands 5 $109,965 38.46%
Bolivia 5 $39,558 41.67%
New Zealand 5 $94,927 41.67%
Lebanon 5 $83,741 41.67%
Chile 5 $69,772 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atlantic Council 37 $55,376 86.05%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 37 $54,267 86.05%
Castalia Llc 37 $66,786 86.05%
American Chemical Society 36 $82,569 85.71%
Analysis Group Inc 36 $104,640 85.71%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 36 $78,490 87.80%
Headstrong Services Llc 36 $72,317 87.80%
Abc Imaging Of Washington Inc 36 $66,621 87.80%
Guidehouse Inc 36 $102,152 90.00%
M9 Consulting Inc 36 $91,954 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sos Childrens Villages Usa 1 $38,834 33.33%
Panda Express Inc 1 $46,758 33.33%
Weil Gotshal Manges Llp 1 $49,546 33.33%
Economic Research Services Inc Dba Ers Group 1 $67,205 33.33%
Georgetown Cupcake 1 $32,594 33.33%
Q Industries Inc 1 $86,216 33.33%
Citiwide Computer Training Center 1 $60,570 33.33%
Columbia Sussex Corp 1 $68,744 33.33%
Community It Innovators 1 $65,270 33.33%
Department Of Educationfame Food Service 1 $30,056 33.33%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

District of Columbia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in District of Columbia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in District of Columbia over all years is $88,855. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage