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 %
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 %
Multivision Inc 44 $66,146 86.27%
Promontory Financial Group Llc 44 $79,683 86.27%
Mphasis Corporation 43 $70,856 86.00%
Quality Software Services Inc 43 $77,242 86.00%
Ezen Computer Services Inc 43 $67,589 87.76%
Itech Us Inc 43 $87,594 87.76%
Infosys Public Services Inc 43 $86,727 87.76%
Asta Crs Inc 42 $79,276 85.71%
Sstech Llc 42 $98,721 91.30%
Compass Lexecon Llc 42 $89,627 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wasserman Mancini Chang 2 $51,158 50.00%
Bangkok Joes 2 $45,511 50.00%
2 $34,663 50.00%
Washington Latin Public Charter School 1 $53,633 25.00%
Datanet Systems Corp 1 $70,013 25.00%
Adventureland 1 $18,533 25.00%
Sap America Inc 1 $78,042 25.00%
Management Sciences For Development Inc 1 $64,168 25.00%
Urbantrans Consultants Inc 1 $65,499 25.00%
Tiny Jewel Box Inc 1 $30,867 25.00%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Human Rights Organizations 6 $69,995 27.27%
Temporary Help Services 6 $100,117 28.57%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 5 $75,440 23.81%
Public Relations Agencies 5 $58,124 25.00%
International Affairs 5 $88,338 26.32%
Residential Building Construction 4 $69,701 23.53%
Commercial Banking 4 $105,415 23.53%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing 4 $31,496 25.00%
Food Service Contractors 4 $62,473 25.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 4 $65,759 26.67%

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