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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Washington Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
266,875	84.77%	$99,834	H-1B
40,156	12.76%	$150,233	PERM
5,498	1.75%	$107,979	E-3 Australian
2,276	0.72%	$30,894	H-2A

As of May 2023, Washington has seen a total of 314,805 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Washington is the H-1B visa with 266,875 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.77% of Washington's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 40,156 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 12.76% of Washington's total visas.

Top Occupations in Washington (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Surgeons	80	$128,210	80.81%
Microbiologists	80	$52,295	81.63%
Financial Specialists, All Other	78	$63,035	80.41%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	77	$49,715	80.21%
Hospitalists	77	$180,793	81.91%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	76	$45,208	84.44%
Natural Sciences Managers	75	$144,267	85.23%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	75	$69,506	87.21%
Managers, All Other	72	$93,358	83.72%
Materials Engineers	69	$83,307	82.14%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Managers, All Other	6	$105,937	31.58%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$55,443	31.58%
Surgeons	6	$149,783	31.58%
Training and Development Specialists	6	$89,291	31.58%
Public Relations Specialists	6	$79,744	33.33%
Instructional Coordinators	6	$55,352	33.33%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$47,371	33.33%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$51,337	33.33%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	6	$64,882	33.33%
Human Resources Specialists	6	$61,457	33.33%

Washington Employees Over Time

Washington has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,946 employees were hired. Washington peaked in 2022 with 34,692 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 28,696 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Washington From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	14,333	$149,623	51.63%
China	6,350	$103,667	55.23%
Canada	1,523	$444,461	43.70%
Mexico	527	$93,392	50.38%
South Korea	374	$82,739	43.90%
Taiwan	348	$99,198	54.55%
Australia	257	$107,775	47.24%
Brazil	201	$97,530	48.67%
United Kingdom	170	$102,992	42.18%
Vietnam	165	$78,161	42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fpt Usa Corporation	40	$56,358	88.89%
Collabera Solutions Pvt Ltd Formerly Gci Solutions	40	$70,342	88.89%
Maplebear Inc	40	$165,827	88.89%
Tachyon Technologies Llc	39	$98,554	88.64%
Keysight Technologies Inc	39	$127,417	88.64%
Chinese Information And Service Center	39	$38,743	88.64%
Magnusson Klemencic Associates Inc	39	$70,236	88.64%
Logic Rule Inc	39	$84,550	88.64%
Flyhomes Inc	39	$85,147	88.64%
Ibs Software Americas Inc Fka Ibs Software Services Americas Inc	39	$73,723	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kerry Inc	2	$104,906	33.33%
Greenington Llc	2	$65,437	33.33%
Zhens Inc Dba Taste Of Asia	2	$27,622	33.33%
Amazon Robotics Llc	2	$94,547	33.33%
Lease Crutcher Lewis Wa Llc	2	$102,482	33.33%
Faithlife Corporation	2	$40,789	33.33%
Devicebook Inc	2	$94,058	33.33%
Extrahop Networks Inc	2	$115,534	33.33%
Katalyst Interactive Inc	2	$111,384	33.33%
Fu Yuan Brothers Restaurant Llc	2	$34,341	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	41	$67,448	87.23%
Credit Card Issuing	41	$107,985	89.13%
Insurance Carriers	40	$99,400	86.96%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	40	$122,112	86.96%
Administration Of Air And Water Resource And Solid Waste Management Programs	40	$73,623	86.96%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	39	$108,829	84.78%
Home Centers	39	$107,766	88.64%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	38	$81,803	86.36%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	37	$59,157	84.09%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	37	$100,036	84.09%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills	2	$90,771	22.22%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	2	$61,225	22.22%
Motion Picture And Video Distribution	2	$99,382	22.22%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	2	$103,178	22.22%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation	2	$91,680	22.22%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	2	$47,175	22.22%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	2	$40,134	22.22%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing	1	$112,549	11.11%
Family Planning Centers	1	$88,920	11.11%
Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	1	$92,685	11.11%

Washington Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Washington to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Washington over all years is $99,834. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.