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 %
Engineers, All Other	292	$64,669	89.85%
Biological Scientists, All Other	253	$60,059	80.83%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	245	$67,675	87.81%
Dentists, General	238	$122,876	85.61%
Chemists	211	$52,326	78.44%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	205	$65,106	82.66%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	181	$64,003	78.35%
General and Operations Managers	178	$119,977	78.41%
Logisticians	177	$74,890	79.02%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	176	$104,259	81.48%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lawyers	21	$9,766,069	63.64%
Financial Managers	20	$111,030	62.50%
Logisticians	20	$73,730	62.50%
Engineers, All Other	20	$98,759	62.50%
Construction Managers	17	$100,640	54.84%
Actuaries	17	$97,802	54.84%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$54,354	56.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks	17	$60,712	58.62%
Graphic Designers	17	$53,714	58.62%
General and Operations Managers	17	$123,106	60.71%

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 %
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 %
Perficient Inc	33	$103,730	89.19%
Csi Interfusion Inc	33	$86,316	89.19%
Supreme Tech Solutions Llc	33	$69,320	89.19%
Callison Llc	33	$48,234	89.19%
Avventis Inc	33	$94,044	91.67%
Hitachi Vantara Llc	32	$109,873	88.89%
Confluent Inc	32	$144,598	88.89%
The Trade Desk Inc	32	$125,497	88.89%
Swanktek Inc	32	$93,804	88.89%
Ar Solutions Inc	32	$72,899	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Inmarsat Solutions Us Inc	2	$99,112	40.00%
Homesite Group Incorporated	2	$152,693	40.00%
Varian Medical Systems	2	$113,756	40.00%
Marinepolis Usa Inc	2	$32,282	40.00%
Binex Line Corp	2	$43,774	40.00%
Link Design Group Llc	2	$82,483	40.00%
Prime 8 Llc	2	$160,462	40.00%
Arista Networks Inc	2	$79,685	40.00%
Hematologics Inc	2	$55,952	40.00%
Southland Hospitalists Pc	2	$150,176	40.00%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers	10	$115,960	83.33%
Book Periodical And Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers	10	$102,368	83.33%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	10	$109,941	90.91%
All Other Business Support Services	10	$79,866	90.91%
Nonresidential Property Managers	9	$74,637	81.82%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners	9	$74,704	81.82%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	9	$67,875	81.82%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	9	$83,320	81.82%
Voluntary Health Organizations	9	$65,561	81.82%
Other Financial Vehicles	9	$102,666	81.82%

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.