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 %
Kenya	18	$99,335	43.90%
Ethiopia	18	$105,934	45.00%
Mongolia	18	$89,512	46.15%
Jamaica	16	$59,703	42.11%
Belarus	15	$101,413	40.54%
Sri Lanka	15	$91,236	41.67%
Lebanon	15	$95,226	44.12%
Hungary	14	$94,890	45.16%
Kazakhstan	12	$98,715	40.00%
Belgium	12	$103,189	41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Salesforce Inc	451	$136,815	87.57%
Makeurcareer Llc	446	$85,841	86.94%
F5 Networks Inc	444	$100,458	92.50%
Vmware Inc	428	$121,282	89.73%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc	422	$74,654	89.79%
Costco Wholesale Corporation	415	$112,686	88.30%
Emc Corporation	392	$105,240	83.58%
Akvelon Inc	381	$88,537	82.83%
Battelle	363	$52,349	80.49%
Aditi Technologies Pvt Ltd	349	$73,010	80.23%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Eagle Healthcare Inc	29	$23,381	35.37%
Pactera Technologies Na Inc	29	$93,058	36.25%
Rhapsody International	29	$102,865	36.71%
Bytedance Inc	28	$119,447	35.90%
Grab Technology Llc	27	$119,071	35.53%
Snowflake Inc	26	$118,935	34.21%
Sel Engineering Services Inc	25	$88,080	33.78%
Avalara Inc	24	$143,303	32.88%
Isilon Systems Llc	24	$111,616	33.80%
Discovery Communications Llc	23	$149,106	33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	184	$69,269	84.79%
Aircraft Manufacturing	176	$96,200	83.81%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	176	$158,972	90.72%
Educational Support Services	166	$68,729	85.57%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	162	$77,654	90.00%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	156	$102,505	88.14%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	151	$87,780	85.80%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	151	$99,789	86.78%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	148	$98,585	90.80%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	141	$100,454	88.13%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	10	$96,196	22.73%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	10	$99,039	22.73%
Motion Picture And Video Industries	10	$129,343	23.26%
Electric Power Generation	9	$111,590	21.43%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	9	$63,573	21.95%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	9	$74,628	23.68%
Industrial Design Services	9	$77,963	23.68%
Activities Related To Real Estate	9	$90,797	24.32%
Insurance Carriers	9	$108,472	25.00%
Motion Picture And Video Production	9	$98,675	26.47%

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.