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 %
Bluecross And Blueshield Association 20 $116,752 90.91%
Meta Platforms Inc 19 $133,480 86.36%
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp 19 $132,763 86.36%
Lehman Smith Mcleish Pllc 19 $70,804 86.36%
Mcn Build Inc 19 $75,406 86.36%
Techdemocracy Llc 19 $66,031 86.36%
Flagship Rehabilitation Inc 19 $60,576 86.36%
Siritek Inc 19 $77,123 86.36%
The Rock Creek Group Llc 19 $85,993 86.36%
Us Asean Business Council Inc 19 $50,070 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Propeople Inc 1 $178,755 50.00%
Dentons Us Llp 1 $95,014 50.00%
Perkins Coie Llp 1 $161,741 50.00%
Alfonso Associates Consultinginc 1 $73,694 50.00%
National Conference On Soviet Jewry Ncsej 1 $83,533 50.00%
Efiia Consulting Llc 1 $122,824 50.00%
Family Health International Dba Fhi360 1 $101,421 50.00%
Dc Department Of Human Services 1 $64,189 50.00%
Bbc News 1 $70,762 50.00%
Nobody Media Llc 1 $42,099 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