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 %
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$51,645	83.33%
Energy Engineers	20	$77,751	83.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	19	$47,546	82.61%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	18	$38,947	78.26%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	18	$56,105	78.26%
Agricultural Engineers	18	$55,662	78.26%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	18	$53,692	81.82%
Manufacturing Engineers	18	$91,394	81.82%
Healthcare Social Workers	17	$47,951	77.27%
Auditors	17	$71,010	77.27%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$72,738	22.22%
Robotics Engineers	2	$95,275	22.22%
Hydrologists	2	$64,470	22.22%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	2	$55,005	22.22%
Healthcare Social Workers	2	$48,953	22.22%
Interpreters and Translators	2	$36,462	22.22%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$68,497	22.22%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2	$46,811	22.22%
Geographers	2	$44,158	22.22%
Surveyors	2	$71,926	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 %
Samsung Electronics America Inc	172	$112,022	89.58%
Chewy Inc	171	$132,826	91.44%
Redfin Corporation	169	$107,576	90.86%
Kpmg Llp	168	$83,182	91.30%
Premera Blue Cross	166	$98,869	90.22%
9logic Technologies Inc	163	$99,754	89.07%
Amdocs Inc	161	$90,780	87.98%
Alstom Grid Llc	157	$90,430	86.74%
Western Washington University	157	$75,547	87.22%
Greenbay Infotech Llc	155	$66,131	87.08%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Juno Therapeutics Inc	10	$113,025	33.33%
Compusight Corporation	9	$1,594,265	30.00%
Sysgain Inc	9	$114,841	31.03%
Mobica Us Inc	9	$102,990	31.03%
Mentis Systems Inc	9	$93,877	31.03%
Deepintel Solutions Llc	9	$96,863	31.03%
Amazon Mechanical Turk Inc	9	$96,729	32.14%
Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc	9	$133,259	33.33%
Downtown House Cleaning Llc	9	$25,750	33.33%
Milgard Manufacturing Inc	9	$118,595	33.33%

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.