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 %
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 %
Piorion Solutions Inc	74	$65,849	90.24%
Isoftstone Inc	74	$84,432	90.24%
Konkasoft Llc	74	$87,006	90.24%
Fpt Usa Corp	73	$53,702	89.02%
Natsoft Corporation	73	$92,863	90.12%
Glow Networks Inc	73	$84,752	90.12%
Mercedes Benz Research Development North America Inc	72	$120,242	88.89%
Uipath Inc	72	$135,809	88.89%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	71	$77,345	87.65%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc	71	$107,974	88.75%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bisoft Consultancy Services Llc	4	$113,381	33.33%
Square Inc	4	$120,541	33.33%
Darigold	4	$127,759	33.33%
Washington University Prep Llc	4	$77,599	33.33%
Osi Consulting Inc	4	$82,051	33.33%
Federal Way Mission Church	4	$44,298	33.33%
Ampacc Law Group Pllc	4	$108,181	33.33%
Root Wireless Inc Dba Rootmetrics	4	$100,375	33.33%
Great Fortune Llc	4	$29,011	33.33%
Pacific Software Publishing Inc	4	$81,911	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Public Health Programs	17	$85,713	89.47%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	17	$73,141	89.47%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	17	$66,195	89.47%
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	17	$88,641	89.47%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	16	$68,629	84.21%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	16	$72,179	84.21%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers	16	$84,679	84.21%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	15	$93,302	78.95%
Human Rights Organizations	15	$53,278	78.95%
Other Business Support Services	15	$78,381	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.