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 %
Producers	2	$56,150	66.67%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	2	$51,470	66.67%
Instructional Designers and Technologists	2	$67,070	66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians	2	$57,949	66.67%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	2	$59,207	66.67%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$55,661	66.67%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$60,630	66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technologists	2	$56,701	66.67%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$58,448	66.67%
Radiologic Technologists	2	$67,527	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Cybersource Corporation	228	$106,209	90.12%
Ibm Corporation	226	$88,354	92.24%
Adobe Inc	225	$136,462	92.21%
Lyft Inc	222	$132,011	91.36%
Slalom Llc	221	$103,525	91.70%
Deloitte Tax Llp	220	$72,617	93.62%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	218	$108,540	92.77%
Seattle Childrens Hospital	216	$64,666	92.31%
Groupon Inc	213	$110,292	93.42%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	208	$130,221	91.63%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Adroit Technologies Cloud Solutions Inc	14	$100,801	35.90%
Brightview Landscapes Llc	14	$32,323	35.90%
Cambia Health Solutions	14	$112,778	35.90%
Holland America Line Inc	13	$113,653	33.33%
Annik Inc	13	$111,707	34.21%
Rockwell Collins	13	$88,390	35.14%
Adisys Corporation	13	$122,655	35.14%
Green Infosystems Llc	12	$87,349	33.33%
Grab Technology Corporation	12	$127,622	34.29%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	12	$122,561	34.29%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation	2	$107,370	100.00%
Boat Dealers	2	$25,750	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	2	$51,199	100.00%
Special Needs Transportation	2	$78,562	100.00%
Timber Tract Operations	2	$163,280	100.00%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,438	100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing	2	$64,938	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$98,998	100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing	2	$70,720	100.00%
Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	2	$54,320	100.00%

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.