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 %
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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	1,566	$81,960	90.10%
People Tech Group Inc	1,536	$85,060	90.83%
Nordstrom Inc	1,388	$116,369	94.17%
Starbucks Coffee Company	1,206	$111,141	94.81%
Salesforcecom Inc	1,147	$129,793	96.39%
Ernst Young Us Llp	1,104	$92,120	98.75%
Ust Global Inc	1,048	$76,713	94.24%
Zillow Inc	925	$125,845	83.48%
Codesmart Inc	889	$72,275	93.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	850	$98,607	91.69%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Adobe Inc	76	$127,903	35.19%
Twitter Inc	76	$118,238	37.25%
Cisco Systems Inc	74	$116,497	38.34%
Wafertech Llc	68	$78,102	38.20%
Tableau Software Inc	66	$110,098	39.76%
Slalom Llc	65	$119,148	39.39%
Akvelon Inc	65	$98,915	39.39%
Merit Integrated Logistics	57	$24,482	37.01%
Rite Aid Corporation	55	$89,595	40.44%
Merit Logistics	54	$25,766	40.00%

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.