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 %
Fpt Usa Corporation	40	$56,358	88.89%
Collabera Solutions Pvt Ltd Formerly Gci Solutions	40	$70,342	88.89%
Maplebear Inc	40	$165,827	88.89%
Tachyon Technologies Llc	39	$98,554	88.64%
Keysight Technologies Inc	39	$127,417	88.64%
Chinese Information And Service Center	39	$38,743	88.64%
Magnusson Klemencic Associates Inc	39	$70,236	88.64%
Logic Rule Inc	39	$84,550	88.64%
Flyhomes Inc	39	$85,147	88.64%
Ibs Software Americas Inc Fka Ibs Software Services Americas Inc	39	$73,723	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kerry Inc	2	$104,906	33.33%
Greenington Llc	2	$65,437	33.33%
Zhens Inc Dba Taste Of Asia	2	$27,622	33.33%
Amazon Robotics Llc	2	$94,547	33.33%
Lease Crutcher Lewis Wa Llc	2	$102,482	33.33%
Faithlife Corporation	2	$40,789	33.33%
Devicebook Inc	2	$94,058	33.33%
Extrahop Networks Inc	2	$115,534	33.33%
Katalyst Interactive Inc	2	$111,384	33.33%
Fu Yuan Brothers Restaurant Llc	2	$34,341	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.