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 %
Database Administrators 510 $82,175 88.54%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 487 $77,858 90.35%
Software Developers, Systems Software 409 $101,777 88.91%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 395 $53,579 86.24%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 390 $59,937 85.90%
Operations Research Analysts 379 $80,880 86.53%
Civil Engineers 378 $71,031 89.15%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 371 $92,253 89.83%
Statisticians 329 $82,855 87.97%
Public Relations Specialists 294 $59,364 81.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Occupations, All Other 13 $101,618 130.00%
Public Relations Specialists 13 $61,127 130.00%
Accountants 12 $62,135 133.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $43,080 133.33%
Waiters and Waitresses 10 $17,722 111.11%
Financial Analysts 9 $88,576 100.00%
Food Preparation Workers 9 $18,076 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $60,501 100.00%
Management Analysts 9 $83,968 112.50%
Childcare Workers 8 $19,019 100.00%
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%
Brazil 20 $78,263 43.48%
France 20 $77,946 43.48%
Nigeria 20 $73,211 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 %
The George Washington University 280 $55,019 97.22%
Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System 241 $124,191 87.00%
World Resources Institute 211 $74,683 89.79%
The Howard University 208 $56,451 89.66%
D2sol Inc 205 $115,401 96.24%
Howard University 188 $63,398 89.10%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 181 $88,702 96.28%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 174 $86,607 94.05%
The Catholic University Of America 158 $59,465 88.76%
National Railroad Passenger Corporation 157 $113,383 88.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 9 $118,754 52.94%
Howard University 8 $62,756 47.06%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 8 $94,468 53.33%
Westerman Hattori Daniels Adrian Llp 8 $91,299 53.33%
World Wildlife Fund 8 $103,802 61.54%
Ost Inc 6 $84,369 50.00%
Kpmg Llp 6 $99,181 54.55%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc 6 $75,497 54.55%
Charoen Inc 6 $17,857 54.55%
S V Enterprises Inc Subsidiaries 5 $20,871 45.45%

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