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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 14 $39,771 43.75%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 14 $34,350 43.75%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 14 $26,859 43.75%
Stonemasons 13 $52,395 40.63%
Clergy 13 $31,957 40.63%
Industrial Production Managers 13 $97,118 40.63%
Tile and Marble Setters 12 $45,521 37.50%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $46,740 37.50%
Construction Carpenters 12 $39,381 38.71%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 12 $66,023 38.71%
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 %
Skellig Automation Us Llc 9 $75,153 90.00%
Greenblum Bernstein Plc 9 $92,024 90.00%
Caci Enterprise Solutions Inc 9 $78,837 90.00%
American Innovative Technologies Inc 9 $70,875 90.00%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Fredericksburg Llc 9 $147,920 90.00%
Ispace Inc 9 $80,168 90.00%
Dean Company Strategy Consultants Llc 9 $90,304 90.00%
Ruha Technologies Inc 9 $89,223 90.00%
Focus It Inc 9 $78,707 90.00%
Vmc Soft Technologies Inc 9 $84,575 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jk Brothers 1 $18,158 50.00%
Barbara Ribera Birnbaum 1 $24,170 50.00%
Sol Ip Llc 1 $85,634 50.00%
Mars Incorporated 1 $79,789 50.00%
Red Cedar Consultancy Llc 1 $117,458 50.00%
Cake Affair Inc 1 $72,384 50.00%
Texas Donuts Inc 1 $21,445 50.00%
Amazing Taste Inc 1 $136,947 50.00%
Deepbd Inc 1 $96,595 50.00%
Savannah Solutions Inc 1 $98,280 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $28,021 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $26,631 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $27,753 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 11 $35,031 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $27,312 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $28,694 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $28,418 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 8 $25,657 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 7 $25,539 100.00%

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