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 %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	85	$55,631	81.73%
Computer User Support Specialists	85	$48,856	86.73%
Biomedical Engineers	84	$58,234	85.71%
Credit Analysts	84	$65,496	85.71%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	82	$51,559	85.42%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	78	$116,812	83.87%
Budget Analysts	78	$68,367	83.87%
Occupational Therapists	77	$68,774	82.80%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	74	$44,036	83.15%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	70	$26,607	80.46%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$58,566	41.67%
Family and General Practitioners	15	$108,648	42.86%
Computer User Support Specialists	15	$64,441	42.86%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	15	$22,208	42.86%
Chefs and Head Cooks	15	$55,476	44.12%
Web Developers	15	$91,782	44.12%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$61,536	44.12%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	15	$36,235	44.12%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	14	$34,350	42.42%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14	$26,859	43.75%

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 %
Elevance Health Inc	280	$112,020	90.32%
Sapient Corporation	279	$99,995	91.48%
Oracle America Inc	269	$110,871	89.97%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc	264	$70,522	88.89%
Carilion Medical Center	257	$69,705	88.93%
Zillion Technologies Inc	255	$72,914	88.54%
Istream Solutions Inc	247	$88,176	86.06%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc	242	$73,195	84.32%
Indus Group Inc	241	$68,636	86.69%
Microstrategy Incorporated	241	$79,367	87.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Global Wireless Solutions	28	$81,506	34.15%
Digital Intelligence Systems Llc	28	$110,284	34.15%
Hcentive	28	$88,277	35.44%
Canopy One Solutions Inc	27	$110,476	34.62%
Symplicity Corporation	26	$82,178	33.33%
The Diligent Group Llc	26	$102,678	33.33%
Esvee Technologies Inc	26	$99,022	33.77%
American Institutes For Research	26	$61,222	33.77%
Salesforcecom	25	$311,477	32.89%
Columbia College	25	$55,648	32.89%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	73,802	$79,368	91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,931	$86,615	91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,350	$85,856	87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	5,621	$53,879	79.74%
Credit Card Issuing	5,344	$89,498	91.82%
Other Computer Related Services	5,050	$81,311	89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	3,567	$85,314	93.04%
Engineering Services	3,117	$76,382	89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	2,962	$81,518	97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	2,630	$94,624	94.30%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	208	$25,876	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	190	$27,346	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	120	$25,823	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	90	$25,995	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	86	$23,813	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	48	$27,446	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	44	$28,040	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	32	$27,682	100.00%
Crop Production	26	$28,336	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	25	$29,203	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.