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 %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 62 $47,009 80.52%
Financial Managers 62 $132,562 81.58%
Construction Managers 61 $87,632 82.43%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $67,523 83.33%
Natural Sciences Managers 60 $89,982 84.51%
Business Intelligence Analysts 60 $95,221 84.51%
Editors 59 $62,314 84.29%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 57 $43,610 86.36%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 56 $81,035 86.15%
Human Resources Specialists 55 $58,785 85.94%
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 %
Belize 1 $93,912 33.33%
Bahamas 1 $82,514 33.33%
Uganda 1 $54,038 33.33%
Togo 1 $69,680 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $73,700 33.33%
Benin 1 $31,699 33.33%
Oman 1 $85,800 33.33%
Dominica 1 $65,270 33.33%
Panama 1 $84,427 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $70,470 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dc Dmh Saint Elizabeths Hospital 23 $48,434 88.46%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 23 $72,741 88.46%
Tekbank Consultants Inc 23 $94,989 88.46%
Hughes Hubbard Reed Llp 22 $139,213 84.62%
Xceltech Inc 22 $62,414 84.62%
Icsa Inc 22 $69,867 88.00%
R3 Technology Inc 22 $93,639 88.00%
Valsatech Corp 22 $69,026 88.00%
Epeople Technologies Inc 22 $79,959 88.00%
Woodbridge Day Care Center 22 $24,617 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bailey Glasser Llp 1 $117,208 50.00%
Jp Morgan Chase Co 1 $182,707 50.00%
Humana Insurance Company 1 $72,925 50.00%
International Citycounty Management Association 1 $45,510 50.00%
Forensic Risk Alliance 1 $117,936 50.00%
Frontier Strategy Group Llc 1 $78,562 50.00%
American Bankers Association 1 $82,514 50.00%
Tahzoo Llc 1 $110,490 50.00%
7 Eleven 1 $55,349 50.00%
Syrian American Medical Society Foundation 1 $121,763 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