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 %
Graphic Designers	466	$65,103	89.62%
Computer Network Architects	465	$105,573	91.36%
Industrial Engineers	449	$97,176	88.91%
Marketing Managers	435	$130,778	87.00%
Physical Therapists	370	$71,732	85.45%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	349	$56,768	83.10%
Aerospace Engineers	342	$98,294	88.60%
Data Warehousing Specialists	321	$89,358	90.42%
Family and General Practitioners	314	$140,723	94.58%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	294	$140,082	89.63%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$51,107	78.95%
Dentists, General	30	$122,755	81.08%
Helpers--Production Workers	30	$29,931	81.08%
Family and General Practitioners	29	$134,623	78.38%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	28	$62,338	75.68%
Sales Managers	26	$120,975	72.22%
Operations Research Analysts	25	$77,136	71.43%
Financial Analysts	24	$83,725	70.59%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	22	$57,734	64.71%
Childcare Workers	22	$30,035	64.71%

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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$72,540	40.00%
Senegal	2	$83,258	50.00%
Malawi	2	$58,396	50.00%
Bahamas	2	$94,599	50.00%
Slovenia	2	$81,020	66.67%
Burundi	2	$82,308	66.67%
Sudan	2	$93,943	66.67%
Haiti	2	$108,504	66.67%
Uganda	2	$78,520	66.67%
Iraq	2	$90,514	66.67%

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 %
Architectural Services	617	$56,963	85.81%
Temporary Help Services	550	$97,865	76.60%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	535	$100,935	83.33%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	448	$101,254	84.85%
Software Publishers	423	$133,320	85.63%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	423	$86,893	86.86%
Offices Of Physicians	415	$136,810	88.30%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	397	$111,617	90.85%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	374	$113,813	87.38%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	372	$95,283	87.32%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shellfish Farming	9	$31,431	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	9	$34,258	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	8	$33,285	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	6	$34,577	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	6	$34,570	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	5	$35,131	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	5	$33,463	100.00%
Logging	4	$35,448	100.00%
Aquaculture	4	$33,332	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	4	$37,086	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hydroelectric Power Generation	42	$113,037	33.60%
Private Households	41	$29,598	32.80%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	38	$98,679	37.25%
Grantmaking Foundations	38	$122,948	40.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	30	$38,728	31.91%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	29	$64,464	31.18%
Computer Facilities Management Services	27	$127,965	30.34%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	26	$96,883	29.55%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	25	$86,629	28.41%
Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	24	$30,862	28.92%

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.