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 %
Trinidad And Tobago	8	$91,431	47.06%
Norway	7	$118,673	41.18%
Rwanda	7	$110,433	43.75%
Micronesia	6	$44,972	37.50%
Palestine	6	$88,324	40.00%
El Salvador	6	$90,191	42.86%
Zimbabwe	6	$91,829	42.86%
Slovakia	6	$91,125	46.15%
Austria	6	$84,071	46.15%
Saudi Arabia	6	$94,820	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Expedia Inc	2,698	$114,424	96.63%
Mindtree Limited	2,587	$72,953	95.39%
Accenture Llp	2,418	$93,847	91.35%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc	2,248	$113,625	91.49%
T Mobile Usa Inc	2,067	$108,756	89.67%
Wipro Limited	1,982	$78,371	89.72%
Meta Platforms Inc	1,943	$151,227	93.41%
University Of Washington	1,821	$59,492	92.62%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	1,796	$82,131	99.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,670	$92,282	92.88%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cts Technical Services Inc	165	$100,670	22.70%
Lenora Systems Inc	154	$118,435	24.06%
Concur Technologies Inc	135	$110,210	29.16%
Costco Wholesale Corporation	132	$103,920	31.28%
Vmware Inc	110	$111,368	27.64%
Ericsson Inc	108	$95,084	33.13%
Accenture Llp	104	$122,889	33.23%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	95	$104,226	31.67%
Groupon Inc	94	$110,332	32.41%
Zulily Llc	86	$126,322	30.82%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	41	$67,448	87.23%
Credit Card Issuing	41	$107,985	89.13%
Insurance Carriers	40	$99,400	86.96%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	40	$122,112	86.96%
Administration Of Air And Water Resource And Solid Waste Management Programs	40	$73,623	86.96%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	39	$108,829	84.78%
Home Centers	39	$107,766	88.64%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	38	$81,803	86.36%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	37	$59,157	84.09%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	37	$100,036	84.09%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills	2	$90,771	22.22%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	2	$61,225	22.22%
Motion Picture And Video Distribution	2	$99,382	22.22%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	2	$103,178	22.22%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation	2	$91,680	22.22%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	2	$47,175	22.22%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	2	$40,134	22.22%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing	1	$112,549	11.11%
Family Planning Centers	1	$88,920	11.11%
Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	1	$92,685	11.11%

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.