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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 47900) · United States

Applications on record
415,020
FY2025
21,738
FY2026 to 30 June
15,562
Share of U.S. total
3.42%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$116,000
Median wage$116,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

Applications by fiscal year — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

14k27kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
14k27kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200823,417
FY200919,378
FY201021,062
FY201118,749
FY201219,090
FY201318,011
FY201421,060
FY201525,550
FY201627,486
FY201725,111
FY201826,108
FY201925,076
FY202022,653
FY202120,573
FY202222,864
FY202320,460
FY202421,072
FY202521,738
FY2026*15,562
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*6327711,5393,683
FY20256323617,2994,140
FY20246125217,3053,454
FY20235022816,7583,424
FY20224720519,1883,424
FY20214219816,1694,164
FY20203619519,3073,115
FY20193216321,4403,441
FY20182715421,8274,100
FY20172113221,7273,231
FY20161911823,0264,323
FY2015224122,4143,073
FY201416018,1772,867
FY20130015,8852,126
FY20120015,8063,284
FY20110014,9633,786
FY20100015,9775,085
FY20090016,9242,454
FY20080020,2053,212
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

Applications by employer
  1. National Institutes of Health, HHS5,252
  2. Capital One Services, LLC4,895
  3. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP4,331
  4. University of Maryland College Park4,014
  5. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.3,959
  6. Amazon Web Services, Inc.3,526
  7. Amazon.com Services LLC3,484
  8. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation3,067
  9. Deloitte Consulting LLP2,758
  10. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp2,535
  11. Hughes Network Systems LLC2,463
  12. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.2,413
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers112,831
  2. Computer Systems Analysts40,312
  3. Computer Programmers29,639
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other18,393
  5. Accountants and Auditors10,296
  6. Network and Computer Systems Administrators7,901
  7. Management Analysts7,097
  8. Database Administrators7,019
  9. Operations Research Analysts5,272
  10. Data Scientists4,660
Visa routes
  1. H-1B325,063
  2. PERM labour certification66,386
  3. E-3 (Australia)4,050
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers2,199
  5. H-2A agricultural workers499
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)432
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)414
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $116,000; middle half $95,300 to $145,000 · median prevailing wage $106,933 (marker) · 44,943 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers26
  2. Grapes15
  3. Apples12
  4. General Farm Workers11
  5. Vineyards10
  6. Fruits and Vegetables6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Washington, DC73,081
  2. McLean, VA36,778
  3. Herndon, VA36,600
  4. Reston, VA30,135
  5. Arlington, VA22,200
  6. Rockville, MD21,061
  7. Bethesda, MD19,151
  8. Ashburn, VA15,788
  9. Sterling, VA15,708
  10. Fairfax, VA15,702
  11. Chantilly, VA12,543
  12. Vienna, VA11,213
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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