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 %
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	68	$51,793	82.93%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	68	$66,080	83.95%
Computer Hardware Engineers	67	$90,036	82.72%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	65	$46,233	82.28%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	65	$68,830	85.53%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	63	$54,550	82.89%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	63	$47,647	84.00%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	61	$43,043	84.72%
Landscape Architects	60	$51,918	84.51%
Hospitalists	59	$140,262	84.29%

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 %
Data Concepts Llc	380	$70,039	88.37%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	374	$52,768	86.98%
Vigna Solutions Inc	368	$74,482	85.78%
Akhsaya Inc	362	$65,380	86.81%
Kpmg Llp	357	$76,390	87.07%
Infomatics Corp	355	$74,047	88.09%
Usm Business Systems Inc	355	$70,058	89.87%
Verisign Inc	336	$103,605	87.27%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	328	$95,260	85.42%
Nexus It Inc	321	$78,603	85.15%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lorshi Systems Llc	36	$91,152	37.89%
Confiminds Llc	36	$94,131	38.30%
Norfolk Public Schools	35	$40,622	37.63%
Alarmcom Inc	35	$98,413	38.04%
Dynamic Technology Inc	33	$99,003	35.87%
Sprint Nextel Corporation	33	$88,910	36.26%
Inovant Llc	33	$97,223	36.26%
Microsoft Corporation	33	$96,203	36.26%
Global Sumi Technologieis Inc	33	$102,511	36.67%
Ridge Business Solutions Llc	32	$112,825	35.56%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	23	$27,954	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	23	$27,149	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	19	$23,561	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	17	$23,071	100.00%
Shellfish Farming	17	$26,294	100.00%
Hay Farming	16	$26,978	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	16	$27,733	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	15	$26,402	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	13	$26,298	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$27,594	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.