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 %
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	34	$70,047	85.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	33	$50,587	84.62%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$61,175	82.05%
Survey Researchers	32	$56,087	84.21%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	32	$53,494	86.49%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$65,957	86.49%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	32	$63,275	86.49%
Credit Analysts	32	$57,132	86.49%
Human Resources Managers	32	$110,274	88.89%
Supply Chain Managers	32	$125,978	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3	$56,534	27.27%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	3	$73,271	27.27%
Speech-Language Pathologists	3	$61,693	27.27%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	3	$87,305	27.27%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3	$76,592	27.27%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$49,230	27.27%
Web Developers	3	$91,154	27.27%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	3	$53,213	27.27%
Microbiologists	3	$48,707	27.27%
Chemical Engineers	2	$93,216	18.18%

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 %
Big Fish Games Inc	45	$97,229	86.54%
Mcg Health Llc	45	$104,974	86.54%
Caradigm Usa Llc	45	$102,258	88.24%
Mind Tech Inc	45	$98,481	88.24%
Highbrow Llc	45	$108,659	88.24%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$73,759	88.24%
Diaspark Inc	45	$67,261	88.24%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc	45	$90,117	88.24%
Amazon Capital Services Inc	45	$97,875	88.24%
Gspann Technologies Inc	44	$112,040	88.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Damato Conversano Inc Dba Dci Engineers	2	$89,923	28.57%
Quorum Review Inc	2	$110,115	28.57%
Perkins Coie Llp	2	$106,985	28.57%
Tass Inc	2	$105,810	28.57%
Mactus Group Llc	2	$92,331	28.57%
Qualis Health	2	$51,054	28.57%
Applied Precision Acquisition Corporation	2	$85,395	28.57%
L L Energy Inc	2	$57,346	28.57%
Pop Inc	2	$81,751	28.57%
Program For Appropriate Technology In Health	2	$127,151	28.57%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	69,170	$87,278	92.10%
Computer Systems Design Services	11,497	$104,671	90.91%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	7,318	$117,888	95.04%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,050	$93,031	90.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	3,892	$93,885	91.94%
Other Computer Related Services	3,556	$90,432	85.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,178	$58,955	79.47%
Engineering Services	3,045	$79,320	88.01%
Management Consulting Services	1,639	$86,954	90.75%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,618	$102,252	94.23%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	717	$32,138	100.00%
Apple Orchards	381	$31,293	100.00%
Crop Production	177	$34,978	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	87	$34,551	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	81	$34,682	100.00%
Business Associations	67	$32,320	100.00%
Sheep Farming	58	$19,940	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	56	$34,608	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	55	$34,579	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	40	$35,804	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,999	$112,592	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,596	$189,136	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	1,056	$106,459	48.55%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	943	$113,380	89.30%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	301	$114,801	31.92%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	277	$939,357	42.23%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	265	$114,478	40.52%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	235	$110,755	69.73%
Full Service Restaurants	173	$40,627	57.48%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	152	$117,930	54.87%

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.