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 %
Biostatisticians 69 $91,050 82.14%
Purchasing Managers 68 $117,916 85.00%
Instructional Coordinators 65 $56,571 85.53%
Chiropractors 64 $51,381 87.67%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 63 $108,271 86.30%
Training and Development Specialists 62 $65,807 87.32%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 60 $66,944 88.24%
Registered Nurses 58 $82,622 86.57%
Technical Writers 58 $73,321 87.88%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 58 $131,538 87.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $51,337 33.33%
Purchasing Managers 5 $141,939 29.41%
Food Service Managers 5 $73,586 29.41%
Accountants 5 $65,108 29.41%
Economists 5 $89,453 31.25%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 5 $65,482 31.25%
Optometrists 5 $81,203 31.25%
Cashiers 5 $26,333 33.33%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $47,197 33.33%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 5 $44,096 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 %
Kenya 18 $99,335 43.90%
Ethiopia 18 $105,934 45.00%
Mongolia 18 $89,512 46.15%
Jamaica 16 $59,703 42.11%
Belarus 15 $101,413 40.54%
Sri Lanka 15 $91,236 41.67%
Lebanon 15 $95,226 44.12%
Hungary 14 $94,890 45.16%
Kazakhstan 12 $98,715 40.00%
Belgium 12 $103,189 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 54,644 $108,338 94.53%
Amazoncom Services Llc 22,469 $110,299 97.50%
Infosys Limited 12,468 $80,258 99.64%
Amazon Corporate Llc 9,351 $91,761 91.05%
Amazoncom Services Inc 8,726 $103,501 98.31%
Amazon Web Services Inc 5,200 $104,551 96.53%
Google Llc 4,877 $121,704 95.05%
Hcl America Inc 4,529 $84,626 98.41%
Facebook Inc 3,202 $133,643 93.35%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,771 $73,294 88.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 11,280 $102,582 38.95%
Amazon Corporate Llc 7,172 $97,659 63.58%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,801 $105,247 25.11%
Facebook Inc 1,459 $109,010 33.58%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 1,029 $97,791 57.13%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 727 $117,189 44.14%
Zillow Inc 326 $105,985 22.34%
Starbucks Coffee Company 300 $115,278 28.14%
People Tech Group Inc 279 $113,944 27.11%
Uber Technologies Inc 178 $112,631 23.77%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 3 $35,471 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 3 $32,649 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $25,452 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $33,738 100.00%
Packing And Crating 2 $24,352 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 2 $33,457 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $21,687 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $29,630 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 2 $35,100 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 1 $31,262 50.00%

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.

State Avg Wage