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 %
Adisys Corp	35	$69,050	89.74%
The Pokemon Company International Inc	35	$99,824	89.74%
Terawe Corporation	35	$81,676	89.74%
Humetis Technologies Inc	35	$64,186	89.74%
Amazon Web Services Llc	35	$77,838	89.74%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc	35	$77,081	89.74%
Veridic Solutions Llc	35	$103,547	89.74%
Skytap Inc	34	$124,532	89.47%
Cwc Travel Inc	34	$110,582	89.47%
Geoengineers Inc	34	$76,185	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Aries App Inc	2	$73,747	40.00%
Sonika Singla Dmd Pllc	2	$161,855	40.00%
Engie Insight Services Inc Dba Engie Impact	2	$147,379	40.00%
S 1 Hospitality Management Llc	2	$67,974	40.00%
Happy Bridge Llc	2	$45,906	40.00%
Activision Publishing Inc	2	$80,007	40.00%
Cloudiq Technologies Inc	2	$135,460	40.00%
Bellevue Badminton Club Inc	2	$35,800	40.00%
Intl Fcstone Inc	2	$77,126	40.00%
Renaissance Learning Inc	2	$113,527	40.00%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	5	$112,769	83.33%
Automobile Dealers	5	$76,623	83.33%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	5	$85,093	83.33%
Motorcycle Bicycle And Parts Manufacturing	5	$104,657	83.33%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	5	$90,925	83.33%
Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations	5	$96,014	83.33%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	5	$72,228	83.33%
Carbon And Graphite Product Manufacturing	5	$63,989	83.33%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	5	$96,895	83.33%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	5	$98,084	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.