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 %
Survey Researchers 95 $49,656 86.36%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 94 $60,298 87.04%
Sociologists 92 $73,229 88.46%
Compliance Officers 90 $75,103 89.11%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 87 $47,221 86.14%
Instructional Coordinators 87 $56,826 86.14%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 86 $52,751 87.76%
Physical Therapists 86 $73,645 87.76%
Chief Executives 77 $169,893 81.91%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $56,597 81.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4 $55,900 80.00%
Social and Community Service Managers 4 $64,725 80.00%
Art Directors 4 $66,253 100.00%
Graphic Designers 4 $48,833 100.00%
Database Administrators 3 $106,047 75.00%
Mechanical Engineers 3 $104,784 75.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 3 $60,084 75.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $41,800 75.00%
Cooks, Private Household 3 $17,902 75.00%
Stonemasons 3 $39,090 75.00%
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 %
The George Washington University 280 $55,019 97.22%
Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System 241 $124,191 87.00%
World Resources Institute 211 $74,683 89.79%
The Howard University 208 $56,451 89.66%
D2sol Inc 205 $115,401 96.24%
Howard University 188 $63,398 89.10%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 181 $88,702 96.28%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 174 $86,607 94.05%
The Catholic University Of America 158 $59,465 88.76%
National Railroad Passenger Corporation 157 $113,383 88.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 9 $118,754 52.94%
Howard University 8 $62,756 47.06%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 8 $94,468 53.33%
Westerman Hattori Daniels Adrian Llp 8 $91,299 53.33%
World Wildlife Fund 8 $103,802 61.54%
Ost Inc 6 $84,369 50.00%
Kpmg Llp 6 $99,181 54.55%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc 6 $75,497 54.55%
Charoen Inc 6 $17,857 54.55%
S V Enterprises Inc Subsidiaries 5 $20,871 45.45%

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