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 %
Avani Technology Solutions Inc	23	$88,946	88.46%
Candor Infotech Recruiting	23	$68,344	88.46%
Dataquest Corp	23	$88,139	88.46%
Taiyo Pacific Partners Lp	23	$99,517	88.46%
Everest Computers Inc	23	$86,819	88.46%
Fractal Analytics Inc	23	$97,209	88.46%
Tagline Consulting And Services Llc	23	$102,664	88.46%
Openlogix Corporation	23	$89,047	88.46%
Ibrain Technologies Inc	23	$93,798	88.46%
Compusight Corporation	23	$93,431	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Microsoft Open Technologies Inc	1	$101,899	33.33%
Robustware Inc	1	$84,032	33.33%
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violen	1	$47,978	33.33%
Frontier Behavioral Health	1	$53,706	33.33%
Bellevue Korean Methodist Church	1	$35,901	33.33%
Cascade Park Care Center	1	$66,581	33.33%
Laird Norton Company Llc	1	$101,920	33.33%
Longhua Usa Inc	1	$89,627	33.33%
Akshat Corporation	1	$101,088	33.33%
Capital One Services Llc	1	$65,208	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	368	$67,278	90.64%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	367	$68,840	92.68%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	354	$103,944	89.62%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	298	$82,890	79.05%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	285	$139,087	80.74%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	280	$79,030	85.63%
Offices Of Dentists	278	$127,982	85.28%
Marketing Consulting Services	277	$89,796	85.23%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	270	$57,689	86.26%
Grantmaking Foundations	268	$117,050	89.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hay Farming	3	$35,471	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	3	$32,649	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	3	$25,452	100.00%
Other Animal Production	2	$33,738	100.00%
Packing And Crating	2	$24,352	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	2	$33,457	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	2	$21,687	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$29,630	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	2	$35,100	100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers	1	$31,262	50.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	24	$108,565	31.17%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	22	$103,433	32.35%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	22	$100,420	34.38%
Other Support Activities For Transportation	21	$125,130	34.43%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	21	$104,117	35.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	19	$12,462,460	32.76%
Other Services Related To Advertising	19	$96,726	33.33%
Educational Support Services	18	$85,927	31.58%
Other Individual And Family Services	18	$49,809	32.14%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	18	$123,647	32.14%

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.