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 %
Dell Marketing Lp	38	$108,019	88.37%
Whitman College	38	$53,339	88.37%
Moonraft Innovation Labs Inc	38	$70,511	88.37%
Azmetry Inc	38	$79,075	88.37%
Ifusionit Llc	38	$62,939	88.37%
Bungie Inc	38	$90,222	88.37%
Sunera Technologies Inc	38	$88,548	88.37%
Airbiquity Inc	38	$100,833	88.37%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc	38	$101,640	90.48%
Liveperson Inc	38	$126,849	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Temporal Technology Inc	2	$140,930	33.33%
Hawthorne Hydroponics Llc	2	$108,087	33.33%
Rolling Hills Adult Family Home Llc	2	$30,202	33.33%
Rad Power Bikes	2	$156,541	33.33%
Xandr Inc	2	$128,617	33.33%
1point3acres Llc	2	$195,936	33.33%
Tricities Community Health	2	$167,763	33.33%
Charoen Thai Llc Dba Thai Thani Kitchen	2	$38,210	33.33%
Minglian Management Llc	2	$76,763	33.33%
Jwk Corporation	2	$39,281	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	37	$73,697	84.09%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	37	$122,869	86.05%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	37	$69,527	86.05%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring	36	$87,487	83.72%
Activities Related To Real Estate	36	$70,311	83.72%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	36	$50,833	83.72%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	36	$50,415	85.71%
Employment Services	35	$71,247	83.33%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	34	$101,797	82.93%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs	34	$106,591	82.93%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Frozen Food Manufacturing	1	$65,645	12.50%
Legal Counsel And Prosecution	1	$88,654	12.50%
Machine Tool Manufacturing	1	$88,254	12.50%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing	1	$115,565	12.50%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	1	$45,600	12.50%
Flat Glass Manufacturing	1	$78,350	12.50%
Lawn And Garden Tractor And Home Lawn And Garden Equipment Manufacturing	1	$68,078	12.50%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	1	$70,554	12.50%
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	1	$57,554	12.50%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	1	$96,554	12.50%

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.