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 %
Technical Writers 36 $61,594 85.71%
Landscape Architects 36 $52,111 87.80%
Computer Network Support Specialists 36 $57,221 87.80%
Epidemiologists 36 $78,651 90.00%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 35 $45,689 87.50%
Statistical Assistants 35 $48,899 89.74%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 34 $104,938 87.18%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 33 $53,960 84.62%
Surgeons 33 $82,545 86.84%
Chefs and Head Cooks 30 $53,844 81.08%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Mexico 24 $72,822 38.71%
Pakistan 23 $60,009 39.66%
Nepal 23 $66,868 42.59%
Mongolia 21 $47,167 43.75%
Nigeria 20 $73,211 43.48%
Brazil 20 $78,263 43.48%
France 20 $77,946 45.45%
Colombia 18 $84,558 41.86%
Germany 18 $91,077 43.90%
Sri Lanka 18 $53,758 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wipro Limited 57 $91,230 86.36%
Bloomberg Lp 56 $89,765 84.85%
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc 55 $87,832 84.62%
Cra International Inc 55 $91,902 84.62%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 55 $88,048 84.62%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 54 $95,762 83.08%
Experis Us Inc 54 $80,326 84.38%
Persistent Systems Inc 54 $82,017 85.71%
Sunera Technologies Inc 54 $74,913 85.71%
Usm Business Systems Inc 53 $82,280 85.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Lexecon Llc 2 $98,218 40.00%
Center For The Study Of Services 2 $99,393 40.00%
Bert Smith Co 2 $72,456 40.00%
Chontong Llc 2 $31,221 40.00%
Trackmaven Inc 2 $69,638 40.00%
Latham Watkins Llp 2 $97,729 40.00%
Eastbanc 2 $113,891 50.00%
Dc Department Of Corrections 2 $89,170 50.00%
Bistro Cacao Inc 2 $68,567 50.00%
Oki Llc Dba Oki Bowl Dc Sake 2 $18,034 50.00%

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