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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Childcare Workers 8 $19,019 100.00%
Operations Research Analysts 8 $54,909 100.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7 $68,887 87.50%
Construction Managers 6 $92,955 75.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $59,777 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $27,432 85.71%
Interior Designers 6 $50,312 85.71%
Marketing Managers 6 $103,536 85.71%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 5 $25,368 83.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $41,133 83.33%
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 %
Japan 9 $109,613 45.00%
Iran 8 $64,399 40.00%
Australia 8 $100,296 42.11%
Israel 7 $74,976 36.84%
Jamaica 7 $50,717 38.89%
Switzerland 7 $88,721 38.89%
Syria 7 $78,015 41.18%
Ethiopia 7 $25,918,173 46.67%
Bulgaria 7 $87,599 46.67%
Vietnam 7 $8,722,296 46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Enterprise Business Solutions Inc 20 $67,127 86.96%
Intone Networks Inc 20 $75,720 86.96%
United States Institute Of Peace 20 $91,623 86.96%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 20 $91,420 86.96%
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 20 $96,285 86.96%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 20 $107,952 86.96%
Logic Planet Inc 20 $91,747 86.96%
Sap America Inc 20 $100,735 86.96%
Sabre Systems Inc 20 $91,452 86.96%
Ameex Technologies Corp 20 $61,656 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Slate Group Llc 1 $88,878 50.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1 $126,360 50.00%
The Monroe School Inc 1 $61,637 50.00%
Chaconas Wilson Pc 1 $55,474 50.00%
Thomson Reuters Grc Inc 1 $42,099 50.00%
Palatial Concrete 1 $48,194 50.00%
Securing Americas Future Energy Foundation 1 $77,626 50.00%
Kema Incorporated 1 $73,112 50.00%
Jemsek Specialty Clinic Pllc 1 $58,531 50.00%
Df Property Management Llc 1 $103,168 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