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 %
India 374 $104,841 43.24%
China 169 $79,108 46.69%
Canada 52 $102,218 39.39%
South Korea 50 $2,747,895 40.32%
Philippines 49 $53,411 42.61%
Russia 40 $90,696 47.62%
Thailand 38 $28,279 53.52%
El Salvador 31 $42,722 43.66%
Turkey 30 $67,241 44.12%
United Kingdom 26 $105,041 40.63%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American University 145 $50,451 84.30%
Accenture Llp 144 $93,329 84.21%
Eab Global Inc 144 $87,054 85.21%
Wp Company Llc 143 $90,678 96.62%
Prosoft Associates 142 $62,997 97.26%
Prosoft Associates Inc 141 $69,513 96.58%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 134 $117,244 91.78%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 134 $91,760 92.41%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 131 $83,677 90.97%
People Tech Group Inc 121 $81,892 85.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
M Arthur Gensler Jr And Associates Inc 5 $51,734 45.45%
American Chemical Society 5 $76,919 50.00%
Cra International Inc 4 $92,507 40.00%
The Sphere Institute 4 $77,839 40.00%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 4 $148,523 40.00%
World Learning 4 $89,419 44.44%
Systems Integration Development Inc 4 $84,802 44.44%
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 4 $88,444 44.44%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 4 $110,167 44.44%
Sentrana Inc 4 $117,520 44.44%

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