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District of Columbia
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10,176
H-1B approvals (all yrs)
91.5%
LCA certification rate
1,072
Employers filing, latest yr
8
Top occupations shown
Where this fits nationally
// District of Columbia highlighted
AK
Alaska
ME
Maine
WA
Washington
MT
Montana
ND
North Dakota
MN
Minnesota
WI
Wisconsin
MI
Michigan
VT
Vermont
NH
New Hampshire
OR
Oregon
ID
Idaho
WY
Wyoming
SD
South Dakota
IA
Iowa
IL
Illinois
IN
Indiana
OH
Ohio
NY
New York
MA
Massachusetts
RI
Rhode Island
CA
California
NV
Nevada
UT
Utah
CO
Colorado
NE
Nebraska
KS
Kansas
MO
Missouri
KY
Kentucky
WV
West Virginia
PA
Pennsylvania
NJ
New Jersey
CT
Connecticut
AZ
Arizona
NM
New Mexico
OK
Oklahoma
AR
Arkansas
TN
Tennessee
VA
Virginia
MD
Maryland
DE
Delaware
HI
Hawaii
TX
Texas
LA
Louisiana
MS
Mississippi
AL
Alabama
GA
Georgia
SC
South Carolina
NC
North Carolina
DC
District of Columbia
FL
Florida
LCA filings by year
// worksite in District of Columbia
Year
LCA volume
Certified
Rate
2025
2,920
2,642
90.5%
2024
2,791
2,545
91.2%
2023
3,382
3,051
90.2%
2022
2,938
2,694
91.7%
2021
4,214
3,911
92.8%
2020
3,765
3,471
92.2%
H-1B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
540
15
97.3%
2024
723
12
98.4%
2023
179
8
95.7%
2022
670
22
96.8%
2021
499
30
94.3%
2020
495
31
94.1%
2019
606
64
90.4%
2018
542
82
86.9%
2017
490
64
88.4%
2016
578
H-2A petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2024
22
0
100.0%
2021
52
0
100.0%
2020
44
0
100.0%
2017
0
0
—
H-2B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
1
0
100.0%
2016
0
0
—
Top employers (H-1B, latest year)
District of Columbia Public Schools
42
Georgetown University
34
CHILDRENS NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
31
Axon Enterprise, Inc.
26
The George Washington University
13
Mayer Brown LLP
10
Howard University
10
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION AMTRAK
9
Top occupations (LCA, latest year)
Software Developers
430
Lawyers
115
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
112
Economists
101
Data Scientists
91
Management Analysts
87
Accountants and Auditors
86
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
76
Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.
SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE
45
92.8%
2015
586
47
92.6%
2014
615
46
93.0%
2013
633
22
96.6%
2012
747
39
95.0%
2011
773
55
93.4%
2010
668
24
96.5%
2009
832
76
91.6%