VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility

World Resources Institute

Employer · District of Columbia, United States

Employer address
District of Columbia, United States
Applications on record
372
FY2025 applications
21
FY2026 to 30 June
9
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$112,825
Most common occupation
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

World Resources Institute appears in 372 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 21.

Applications by fiscal year — World Resources Institute

1631FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1631FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200814
FY20094
FY201018
FY201118
FY201219
FY201320
FY201428
FY201525
FY201615
FY201717
FY201831
FY201930
FY202016
FY202126
FY202229
FY202322
FY202410
FY202521
FY2026*9
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*81
FY2025192
FY2024100
FY2023202
FY2022272
FY2021206
FY2020151
FY2019264
FY2018301
FY2017170
FY2016150
FY2015250
FY2014262
FY2013191
FY2012181
FY2011180
FY2010180
FY200940
FY2008140

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

World Resources Institute: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
DC368
WA2
PA1
CA1
Worksite states
  1. District of Columbia368
  2. Washington2
  3. Pennsylvania1
  4. California1
Worksite cities
  1. Washington, DC365
  2. Mountain View, CA1
  3. Pittsburgh, PA1

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health94
  2. Economists57
  3. Urban and Regional Planners26
  4. Political Scientists25
  5. Geographers22
  6. Social Science Research Assistants18
  7. Natural Sciences Managers14
  8. General and Operations Managers13
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Associate15
  2. Associate14
  3. Research Associate11
  4. Associate II8
  5. Research Assistant8
  6. Associate I8
  7. Research Analyst8
  8. Research Analyst II7

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $112,825; middle half $90,919 to $137,680 · median prevailing wage $76,024 (marker) · 36 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II9
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV14

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1325FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1325FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20094
FY201014
FY20112
FY201214
FY201317
FY201422
FY201512
FY201615
FY201717
FY201818
FY201925
FY202012
FY202120
FY202225
FY20236
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20233030
FY2022140110
FY202140160
FY20205070
FY2019130121
FY201830151
FY201770100
FY20168070
FY201510020
FY2014110110
FY20139080
FY201212020
FY20112000
FY201011030
FY20094000

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Duane Morris LLP161
  2. Lichtman & Rosenblum, PLLC1

Among employers in District of Columbia

World Resources Institute has 372 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #16 of 1,409 sponsoring employers in District of Columbia and #3,823 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.96% of the applications filed by employers based in District of Columbia.

Rank in District of Columbia
16 of 1,409
Rank in the United States
3,823 of 168,030
Share of District of Columbia's applications
0.96%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 813) in District of Columbia
179
Largest sponsoring employers in District of Columbia
  1. Georgetown University2,011
  2. Children's National Medical Center1,246
  3. District of Columbia Public Schools1,046
  4. Howard University883
  5. The Advisory Board Company824
  6. Federal National Mortgage Association748
  7. American Institutes for Research626
  8. National Railroad Passenger Corporation621
  9. The George Washington University612
  10. Costar Realty Information, Inc.577