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 %
Dell Marketing Lp	38	$108,019	88.37%
Whitman College	38	$53,339	88.37%
Moonraft Innovation Labs Inc	38	$70,511	88.37%
Azmetry Inc	38	$79,075	88.37%
Ifusionit Llc	38	$62,939	88.37%
Bungie Inc	38	$90,222	88.37%
Sunera Technologies Inc	38	$88,548	88.37%
Airbiquity Inc	38	$100,833	88.37%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc	38	$101,640	90.48%
Liveperson Inc	38	$126,849	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Temporal Technology Inc	2	$140,930	33.33%
Hawthorne Hydroponics Llc	2	$108,087	33.33%
Rolling Hills Adult Family Home Llc	2	$30,202	33.33%
Rad Power Bikes	2	$156,541	33.33%
Xandr Inc	2	$128,617	33.33%
1point3acres Llc	2	$195,936	33.33%
Tricities Community Health	2	$167,763	33.33%
Charoen Thai Llc Dba Thai Thani Kitchen	2	$38,210	33.33%
Minglian Management Llc	2	$76,763	33.33%
Jwk Corporation	2	$39,281	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	64	$86,554	88.89%
Medical Laboratories	62	$72,837	88.57%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	62	$101,206	89.86%
Motion Picture And Video Industries	61	$128,218	88.41%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	61	$78,819	89.71%
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs	61	$81,440	91.04%
Other Accounting Services	59	$74,878	88.06%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	59	$92,338	89.39%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	58	$99,527	89.23%
Environmental Consulting Services	57	$67,848	87.69%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	3	$74,734	21.43%
Book Periodical And Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers	3	$124,606	21.43%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	3	$72,439	21.43%
Human Resources Consulting Services	3	$74,845	23.08%
Flooring Contractors	3	$52,416	23.08%
Locksmiths	3	$55,023	23.08%
Other Residential Care Facilities	3	$33,890	23.08%
Human Rights Organizations	3	$46,333	23.08%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	3	$75,206	23.08%
Beauty Salons	3	$31,807,707	23.08%

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.