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 %
Database Administrators	1,570	$82,990	91.65%
Accountants and Auditors	1,446	$65,504	92.22%
Electrical Engineers	1,397	$88,103	90.01%
Web Developers	1,347	$71,278	97.33%
Statisticians	1,157	$89,851	89.55%
Information Technology Project Managers	1,132	$96,569	93.55%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,121	$79,763	93.65%
Mechanical Engineers	1,050	$80,089	89.06%
Civil Engineers	853	$74,828	86.42%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	836	$141,072	87.36%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Logging Equipment Operators	2	$37,440	4.76%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	2	$35,100	5.13%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	2	$43,129	6.45%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1	$37,378	4.55%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	93	$95,211	91.18%
Marketing Managers	92	$134,240	104.55%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	77	$25,062	90.59%
Sales Engineers	74	$109,765	88.10%
Mechanical Engineers	74	$88,384	110.45%
Management Analysts	69	$110,945	102.99%
Cooks, Restaurant	61	$34,934	93.85%
Civil Engineers	59	$80,600	101.72%
Information Security Analysts	56	$105,755	96.55%
Industrial Engineers	53	$103,348	91.38%

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 %
Iran	73	$89,661	41.24%
Nepal	73	$89,783	43.20%
Thailand	73	$62,524	43.71%
Romania	71	$101,723	43.83%
Philippines	67	$5,258,655	42.14%
Chile	64	$102,294	45.07%
Poland	62	$98,938	47.69%
Spain	60	$95,519	46.15%
Egypt	57	$3,770,441	47.90%
Bangladesh	57	$102,398	48.31%

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 %
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,512	$132,827	95.58%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,385	$122,374	87.77%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	1,309	$87,402	97.54%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	1,209	$111,083	94.82%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,080	$143,005	85.17%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,055	$84,727	85.56%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	1,032	$122,455	83.90%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	861	$122,710	91.11%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	860	$78,605	95.98%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	688	$101,589	84.83%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	39	$34,778	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	36	$35,124	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	35	$31,578	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	35	$31,598	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	34	$29,594	100.00%
Apiculture	32	$33,335	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	28	$31,846	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	18	$29,393	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	16	$36,167	100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	11	$28,151	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	125	$35,047	47.17%
Temporary Help Services	94	$12,046,530	37.45%
Architectural Services	93	$63,732	39.57%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	83	$5,400,793	44.62%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	57	$99,794	32.95%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	56	$113,188	33.53%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	54	$105,829	33.54%
Commercial Banking	49	$103,573	31.21%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	48	$103,186	31.58%
Offices Of Chiropractors	44	$53,715	31.65%

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.