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 %
Medical and Health Services Managers	139	$118,349	83.73%
Mental Health Counselors	137	$53,058	82.53%
Construction Managers	136	$92,949	84.47%
Pharmacists	129	$109,324	82.17%
Biological Technicians	126	$44,310	83.44%
Bioinformatics Scientists	122	$68,018	83.56%
Computer Hardware Engineers	121	$104,480	87.68%
Sales Managers	119	$113,810	86.86%
Occupational Therapists	115	$64,830	84.56%
Soil and Plant Scientists	114	$43,719	83.82%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	13	$28,923	52.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$59,398	48.00%
Materials Engineers	12	$83,460	48.00%
Industrial Production Managers	12	$114,588	50.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	12	$106,534	52.17%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12	$44,514	52.17%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	12	$52,905	52.17%
Personal Care Aides	11	$29,521	47.83%
Cost Estimators	11	$66,494	47.83%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	10	$50,746	43.48%

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 %
Ireland	36	$101,729	52.94%
Peru	33	$93,093	55.00%
Ghana	32	$83,557	55.17%
Netherlands	29	$103,936	50.00%
Venezuela	28	$83,174	50.91%
Greece	24	$97,654	47.06%
Sweden	21	$112,511	43.75%
Costa Rica	20	$107,093	41.67%
Bulgaria	19	$92,756	40.43%
Portugal	18	$96,569	40.91%

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 %
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.