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 %
India 374 $104,841 43.24%
China 169 $79,108 46.69%
Canada 52 $102,218 39.39%
South Korea 50 $2,747,895 40.32%
Philippines 49 $53,411 42.61%
Russia 40 $90,696 47.62%
Thailand 38 $28,279 53.52%
El Salvador 31 $42,722 43.66%
Turkey 30 $67,241 44.12%
United Kingdom 26 $105,041 40.63%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atlantic Council 37 $55,376 86.05%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 37 $54,267 86.05%
Castalia Llc 37 $66,786 86.05%
American Chemical Society 36 $82,569 85.71%
Analysis Group Inc 36 $104,640 85.71%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 36 $78,490 87.80%
Headstrong Services Llc 36 $72,317 87.80%
Abc Imaging Of Washington Inc 36 $66,621 87.80%
Guidehouse Inc 36 $102,152 90.00%
M9 Consulting Inc 36 $91,954 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sos Childrens Villages Usa 1 $38,834 33.33%
Panda Express Inc 1 $46,758 33.33%
Weil Gotshal Manges Llp 1 $49,546 33.33%
Economic Research Services Inc Dba Ers Group 1 $67,205 33.33%
Georgetown Cupcake 1 $32,594 33.33%
Q Industries Inc 1 $86,216 33.33%
Citiwide Computer Training Center 1 $60,570 33.33%
Columbia Sussex Corp 1 $68,744 33.33%
Community It Innovators 1 $65,270 33.33%
Department Of Educationfame Food Service 1 $30,056 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