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 %
Graphic Designers 146 $55,821 89.02%
General and Operations Managers 130 $105,479 79.75%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 127 $74,164 83.55%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 113 $98,143 78.47%
Information Technology Project Managers 110 $108,958 84.62%
Biological Technicians 105 $40,232 86.07%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 102 $46,834 85.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 98 $53,191 82.35%
Electrical Engineers 98 $89,844 85.22%
Accountants 97 $61,208 84.35%
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 %
Association Of American Medical Colleges 84 $91,703 87.50%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 81 $80,191 84.38%
Optum Services Inc 81 $103,704 85.26%
Gallaudet University 81 $57,069 87.10%
System Soft Technologies Llc 78 $87,121 88.64%
Ost Inc 78 $77,594 88.64%
Paramount Child Development Center 77 $25,053 88.51%
Federal National Mortgage Association 76 $100,891 87.36%
Erp Analysts Inc 71 $81,375 84.52%
Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School 71 $51,483 85.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lauriol Plaza Inc 3 $30,222 42.86%
Rally Health Inc 3 $92,649 42.86%
The Louis Berger Group 3 $74,589 42.86%
Bistrot Du Coin 3 $43,361 42.86%
Gw Medical Faculty Associates 3 $98,821 42.86%
Precision Systems Inc 3 $75,400 50.00%
Vigor Restaurant Llc 3 $43,104 50.00%
Development Gateway Foundation 3 $73,570 50.00%
International Access Corporation 3 $48,284 50.00%
Regional Contracting Services Llc 3 $34,639 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