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 %
Software Developers, Applications	26,911	$110,249	89.40%
Computer Systems Analysts	22,965	$81,223	93.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other	14,210	$69,307	91.11%
Software Developers, Systems Software	8,031	$111,253	91.73%
Computer Programmers	6,665	$85,030	91.99%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,485	$82,241	93.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,459	$155,167	93.57%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,283	$74,135	87.98%
Management Analysts	1,904	$89,779	91.54%
Operations Research Analysts	1,795	$90,906	92.10%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,563	$32,764	454.36%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	90	$24,824	39.30%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	80	$33,094	52.98%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	51	$33,476	35.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	17	$39,363	13.71%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	7	$42,081	6.03%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4	$41,808	4.30%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	4	$46,894	5.13%
Nursery Workers	2	$32,094	2.74%
Logging Equipment Operators	2	$37,440	3.08%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	3,093	$251,465	94.82%
Software Developers, Systems Software	1,062	$115,537	53.66%
Computer Systems Analysts	698	$99,673	290.83%
Computer Occupations, All Other	399	$97,693	168.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	229	$148,870	100.88%
Statisticians	136	$73,108	63.85%
Electrical Engineers	128	$87,472	65.98%
Internists, General	113	$137,911	73.38%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	102	$87,668	78.46%
Accountants and Auditors	96	$78,691	86.49%

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 %
Russia	144	$103,148	45.86%
Israel	119	$111,533	37.90%
Pakistan	111	$101,957	42.37%
France	109	$100,792	42.75%
Nigeria	101	$94,233	41.91%
Ukraine	99	$102,645	42.49%
Turkey	89	$97,780	41.98%
Japan	88	$2,608,008	42.51%
Germany	83	$108,617	45.36%
Singapore	81	$101,975	45.76%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Big Fish Games Inc	45	$97,229	86.54%
Mcg Health Llc	45	$104,974	86.54%
Caradigm Usa Llc	45	$102,258	88.24%
Mind Tech Inc	45	$98,481	88.24%
Highbrow Llc	45	$108,659	88.24%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$73,759	88.24%
Diaspark Inc	45	$67,261	88.24%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc	45	$90,117	88.24%
Amazon Capital Services Inc	45	$97,875	88.24%
Gspann Technologies Inc	44	$112,040	88.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Damato Conversano Inc Dba Dci Engineers	2	$89,923	28.57%
Quorum Review Inc	2	$110,115	28.57%
Perkins Coie Llp	2	$106,985	28.57%
Tass Inc	2	$105,810	28.57%
Mactus Group Llc	2	$92,331	28.57%
Qualis Health	2	$51,054	28.57%
Applied Precision Acquisition Corporation	2	$85,395	28.57%
L L Energy Inc	2	$57,346	28.57%
Pop Inc	2	$81,751	28.57%
Program For Appropriate Technology In Health	2	$127,151	28.57%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation	2	$107,370	100.00%
Boat Dealers	2	$25,750	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	2	$51,199	100.00%
Special Needs Transportation	2	$78,562	100.00%
Timber Tract Operations	2	$163,280	100.00%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,438	100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing	2	$64,938	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$98,998	100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing	2	$70,720	100.00%
Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	2	$54,320	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.