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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	814	$94,077	85.59%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	793	$67,256	85.64%
Business Intelligence Analysts	735	$86,187	91.53%
Information Security Analysts	640	$98,412	86.49%
Financial Analysts	617	$76,756	89.94%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	610	$125,316	90.37%
Sales Engineers	605	$106,484	90.30%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	602	$49,931	91.07%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	476	$59,856	86.55%
Internists, General	474	$159,866	88.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Aerospace Engineers	51	$103,656	89.47%
Database Administrators	48	$3,288,546	87.27%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	47	$66,298	87.04%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	45	$163,272	84.91%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	40	$123,249	80.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	37	$89,630	75.51%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	33	$66,658	68.75%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	32	$65,672	66.67%
Computer Network Architects	32	$124,971	68.09%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$56,201	71.11%

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 %
Russia	144	$103,148	45.86%
Israel	119	$111,533	37.90%
Pakistan	111	$101,957	42.37%
France	109	$100,792	42.75%
Nigeria	101	$94,233	41.91%
Ukraine	99	$102,645	42.49%
Turkey	89	$97,780	41.98%
Japan	88	$2,608,008	42.51%
Germany	83	$108,617	45.36%
Singapore	81	$101,975	45.76%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Microsoft Corporation	54,644	$108,338	94.53%
Amazoncom Services Llc	22,469	$110,299	97.50%
Infosys Limited	12,468	$80,258	99.64%
Amazon Corporate Llc	9,351	$91,761	91.05%
Amazoncom Services Inc	8,726	$103,501	98.31%
Amazon Web Services Inc	5,200	$104,551	96.53%
Google Llc	4,877	$121,704	95.05%
Hcl America Inc	4,529	$84,626	98.41%
Facebook Inc	3,202	$133,643	93.35%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,771	$73,294	88.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc	11,280	$102,582	38.95%
Amazon Corporate Llc	7,172	$97,659	63.58%
Amazon Web Services Inc	1,801	$105,247	25.11%
Facebook Inc	1,459	$109,010	33.58%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	1,029	$97,791	57.13%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc	727	$117,189	44.14%
Zillow Inc	326	$105,985	22.34%
Starbucks Coffee Company	300	$115,278	28.14%
People Tech Group Inc	279	$113,944	27.11%
Uber Technologies Inc	178	$112,631	23.77%

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.