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 %
Igate Technologies Inc	88	$76,760	90.72%
Sap America Inc	86	$100,383	90.53%
Automatic Data Processing Inc	86	$86,796	90.53%
Adisys Corporation	85	$72,845	90.43%
Safeway Inc	85	$112,868	91.40%
Databricks Inc	84	$143,639	90.32%
Convoy Inc	83	$135,158	90.22%
Social Finance Inc	81	$146,884	88.04%
Capgemini Us Llc	81	$90,750	88.04%
Kpit Infosystems Inc	81	$66,565	89.01%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Affirma Consulting Llc	4	$119,345	26.67%
Sprint Corporation	4	$106,308	26.67%
Att Mobility Services Llc	4	$118,785	26.67%
Daedoo Green Inc	4	$33,894	26.67%
Csi Interfusion Inc	4	$91,411	26.67%
Smart Technologies Corporation	4	$124,846	26.67%
Peak Reliability	4	$69,503	26.67%
Pediatrix Medical Group Of Washington Inc Ps	4	$168,782	28.57%
Lam Research Corporation	4	$67,708	28.57%
Washington State Investment Board	4	$79,276	28.57%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Similar Organizations Except Business Professional Labor And Political Organizations	2	$57,096	66.67%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	2	$64,054	66.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	2	$129,990	66.67%
Aluminum Foundries Except Die Casting	2	$66,373	66.67%
Mushroom Production	2	$58,147	66.67%
Sawmills	2	$77,730	66.67%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$87,724	66.67%
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	2	$69,784	66.67%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	2	$71,407	100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing	2	$86,331	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.