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 %
Argentina 15 $102,138 39.47%
Bangladesh 13 $64,224 40.63%
Italy 13 $82,359 41.94%
Spain 11 $99,937 36.67%
Ireland 10 $66,446 34.48%
Taiwan 10 $59,007 40.00%
Venezuela 10 $74,989 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 10 $67,929 41.67%
Romania 9 $103,281 39.13%
Ukraine 9 $84,122 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nb Consultants Inc 42 $85,356 91.30%
Blackboard Inc 41 $80,390 89.13%
Google Llc 41 $108,026 89.13%
Childrens Hut Llc 41 $25,181 91.11%
W3global Inc 40 $67,407 93.02%
National Public Radio Inc 39 $88,230 90.70%
Gssr Inc 39 $90,669 90.70%
Aurotech Inc 39 $82,638 90.70%
Gold Coast It Solutions Llc 39 $71,935 90.70%
Medstar Medical Group Ii Llc 39 $200,042 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maria M Brau 1 $17,888 25.00%
Reese Communications Companies Inc 1 $50,731 25.00%
Indian Law Resource Center 1 $47,195 25.00%
Mckenna Long Aldridge Llp 1 $82,618 33.33%
Maro Sarafian And Darrell Meyer 1 $15,642 33.33%
Jane Lipton Cafritz 1 $16,515 33.33%
Omni Hotels Management Corporation 1 $47,486 33.33%
Raytheon Company 1 $110,448 33.33%
Madison Marquette Property Investments Llc 1 $45,094 33.33%
Chadbourne Parke Llp 1 $110,597 33.33%

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