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 %
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 %
Love And Care Child Development Center 29 $25,291 85.29%
Shalom Baranes Associates Pc 29 $49,433 85.29%
Covington Burling Llp 29 $116,291 87.88%
Ihs Global Inc 29 $73,777 87.88%
Diaspark Inc 28 $64,470 87.50%
Randstad Technologies Lp 28 $80,624 87.50%
Apex Technology Systems Inc 28 $92,091 87.50%
Ifc Asset Management Company Llc 28 $112,701 87.50%
Mapbox Inc 28 $100,127 87.50%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 28 $158,657 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Council On Education 1 $64,085 33.33%
New Media Mill Llc 1 $79,477 33.33%
Household Of Marilyn B Lane 1 $17,493 33.33%
Ellerbe Becket Inc 1 $56,056 33.33%
Washington National Eye Center 1 $62,587 33.33%
Institute For War Peace Reporting Us 1 $77,792 33.33%
Potomac Construction Inc 1 $25,522 33.33%
Escobar Rincon Inc 1 $18,949 33.33%
American Enterprise Institute 1 $38,730 33.33%
Colin S Clark 1 $19,136 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