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 %
Urban and Regional Planners	25	$75,934	83.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	24	$86,940	80.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	23	$39,777	79.31%
Health Educators	23	$49,521	85.19%
Photonics Engineers	23	$103,740	85.19%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	22	$41,096	84.62%
Social Workers, All Other	22	$44,857	84.62%
Clinical Data Managers	22	$95,589	84.62%
Architectural Drafters	21	$50,401	84.00%
Transportation Engineers	21	$88,530	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	2	$53,498	20.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2	$29,827	20.00%
Retail Salespersons	2	$32,157	20.00%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$47,330	20.00%
Medical Secretaries	2	$47,632	20.00%
Survey Researchers	2	$69,306	20.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2	$92,987	22.22%
Sewers, Hand	2	$27,373	22.22%
Landscape Architects	2	$52,915	22.22%
Bioinformatics Scientists	2	$50,128	22.22%

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 %
Arenanet Llc	41	$72,134	89.13%
Synophia Inc	41	$66,460	89.13%
Terex Usa Llc	41	$68,177	89.13%
Research In Motion Corporation	41	$86,915	89.13%
The Climate Corporation	41	$117,528	89.13%
Photon Infotech Inc	41	$93,051	89.13%
Ness Usa Inc	41	$79,568	91.11%
Htc Global Services Inc	40	$91,500	88.89%
Amazon Mechanical Turk Inc	40	$105,757	88.89%
Opensoft Inc	40	$82,213	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Possible Worldwide Llc	2	$53,394	33.33%
Healthunity Corporation	2	$100,755	33.33%
Intercom Inc	2	$39,687	33.33%
First Choice Health Network Inc	2	$86,591	33.33%
Davis Wright Tremaine Llp	2	$87,423	33.33%
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital	2	$169,738	33.33%
Shannon Wilson	2	$73,341	33.33%
Nintex Usa Llc	2	$124,810	33.33%
Crown Castle Usa Inc	2	$79,311	33.33%
Uxc Eclipse Usa Llc	2	$115,087	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	368	$67,278	90.64%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	367	$68,840	92.68%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	354	$103,944	89.62%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	298	$82,890	79.05%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	285	$139,087	80.74%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	280	$79,030	85.63%
Offices Of Dentists	278	$127,982	85.28%
Marketing Consulting Services	277	$89,796	85.23%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	270	$57,689	86.26%
Grantmaking Foundations	268	$117,050	89.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	24	$108,565	31.17%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	22	$103,433	32.35%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	22	$100,420	34.38%
Other Support Activities For Transportation	21	$125,130	34.43%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	21	$104,117	35.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	19	$12,462,460	32.76%
Other Services Related To Advertising	19	$96,726	33.33%
Educational Support Services	18	$85,927	31.58%
Other Individual And Family Services	18	$49,809	32.14%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	18	$123,647	32.14%

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.