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 %
Atlas Wireless Telecommunications Inc 10 $71,354 90.91%
Nu Info Systems Inc 10 $73,696 90.91%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 10 $94,496 90.91%
Software Quality Experts Llc 10 $71,325 90.91%
Xavient Information Systems 10 $69,305 90.91%
Skansoft Inc 10 $83,429 90.91%
Sallie Mae Bank 10 $85,348 90.91%
Sage Solutions Llc 10 $84,361 90.91%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 10 $82,420 90.91%
Blockchain Technologies Llc 10 $85,132 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Asian American Success Incorporated 1 $80,018 50.00%
Backlick Auto Care Ltd 1 $57,720 50.00%
Tj Lumon Inc Ta Pokehub 1 $34,819 50.00%
Vs Soft Llc 1 $114,587 50.00%
Huff Construction Inc 1 $38,709 50.00%
Lotte Plaza Market 1 $44,824 50.00%
Radovan Construction Inc 1 $54,829 50.00%
Hemibry Catering Llc 1 $21,528 50.00%
Merone Llc 1 $80,933 50.00%
International Natura Clinic Center 1 $25,022 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reinsurance Carriers 6 $89,299 85.71%
Showcase Partition Shelving And Locker Manufacturing 6 $84,462 85.71%
Other Gambling Industries 6 $66,116 85.71%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers 6 $67,181 85.71%
Fire Protection 6 $61,467 85.71%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 6 $71,542 85.71%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 6 $72,984 85.71%
Tobacco Manufacturing 6 $95,753 85.71%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 6 $59,609 85.71%
Family Planning Centers 6 $98,599 85.71%
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