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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Virginia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
174,538 89.42% $81,396 H-1B
17,704 9.07% $93,891 PERM
1,488 0.76% $24,851 H-2A
1,462 0.75% $94,307 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 195,192 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 174,538 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.42% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,704 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.07% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 42,890 $90,705 91.68%
Computer Systems Analysts 23,628 $73,163 92.29%
Computer Programmers 16,406 $63,786 88.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,874 $83,678 91.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,582 $97,113 91.45%
Management Analysts 3,065 $75,929 90.87%
Accountants and Auditors 3,036 $66,324 91.47%
Operations Research Analysts 2,913 $80,043 90.58%
Database Administrators 2,783 $77,671 90.56%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,770 $74,725 90.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,195 $104,619 123.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,364 $97,653 89.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 746 $108,143 58.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 417 $111,967 65.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $88,186 51.37%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 317 $23,926 68.03%
Electrical Engineers 269 $95,419 59.38%
Accountants and Auditors 248 $82,832 68.51%
Statisticians 234 $72,875 75.97%
Database Administrators 210 $93,734 91.70%
Virginia Employees Over Time
Virginia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,768 employees were hired. Virginia peaked in 2018 with 16,093 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 12,968 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,419 $114,352 45.39%
China 685 $83,408 45.36%
South Korea 405 $37,966 30.04%
El Salvador 341 $259,605 45.35%
Mexico 278 $42,811 43.37%
Nepal 212 $74,909 40.54%
Pakistan 209 $67,215 42.57%
Philippines 209 $51,448 44.19%
Canada 149 $88,357 41.97%
Brazil 94 $62,514 40.17%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosoft Inc 12 $85,814 92.31%
Shreekara Infotech Inc 12 $93,286 92.31%
Asb Infotech Llc 12 $87,100 92.31%
Swift Pace Solutions Inc 12 $89,721 92.31%
Apivista Llc 12 $87,568 92.31%
Adroix Corp 12 $84,335 92.31%
Dell Software Inc 12 $116,372 92.31%
Red Hat Inc 12 $112,336 92.31%
Virginia South Psychiatric Family Services Pc 12 $192,419 92.31%
Fresh Gravity Inc 12 $114,183 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Waypoint Advisors 1 $77,958 50.00%
Allan Myers Inc 1 $63,170 50.00%
George Washington University 1 $35,090 50.00%
Sense Of Thai 1 $17,659 50.00%
Paul Gieri 1 $20,966 50.00%
Venio Systems 1 $84,926 50.00%
Benel Solutions Llc 1 $72,862 50.00%
2001 1 $33,675 50.00%
Boosalis Management Company Inc 1 $59,592 50.00%
Nancy Hafner Md Pc 1 $98,613 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 1 $50,794 100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $138,611 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $70,782 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $29,827 100.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $54,434 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 1 $84,614 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 1 $100,734 100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $131,000 100.00%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $75,941 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Virginia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Virginia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Virginia over all years is $81,396. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage