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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $67,494 86.36%
Training and Development Managers 56 $93,203 86.15%
Industrial Production Managers 55 $94,289 84.62%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $56,975 85.71%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 53 $32,138 85.48%
Urban and Regional Planners 53 $61,264 85.48%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $50,295 81.97%
Food Scientists and Technologists 49 $60,862 81.67%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 48 $47,611 80.00%
Risk Management Specialists 48 $81,917 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 12 $126,081 41.38%
Engineers, All Other 12 $105,668 41.38%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 12 $39,868 41.38%
Technical Writers 12 $71,153 42.86%
Managers, All Other 12 $115,024 42.86%
Food Service Managers 11 $64,414 39.29%
Environmental Engineers 11 $93,057 39.29%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $42,453 39.29%
Driver/Sales Workers 11 $19,807 39.29%
Veterinarians 11 $77,774 39.29%
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 %
Guatemala 45 $29,235 41.67%
Peru 44 $53,675 41.90%
Honduras 43 $34,838 45.26%
Russia 38 $78,998 40.86%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 40.00%
Ukraine 33 $79,016 39.29%
Germany 32 $83,493 42.67%
Spain 28 $82,571 37.84%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 39.71%
Egypt 26 $74,176 38.24%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 5,124 $88,967 91.65%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,161 $90,979 98.38%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 2,640 $86,620 92.70%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,584 $84,347 98.55%
Infosys Limited 2,493 $69,837 99.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,441 $85,812 97.17%
Wipro Limited 2,204 $75,757 90.48%
Ust Global Inc 1,814 $64,754 95.37%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,794 $90,555 95.73%
Amazoncom Services Llc 1,473 $99,838 94.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 1,370 $82,846 100.00%
Anthem Inc 411 $101,255 39.07%
Idexcel Inc 370 $103,132 82.96%
Rei Systems Inc 212 $103,784 48.29%
Asta Crs Inc 165 $103,768 40.15%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 162 $112,181 41.54%
Lancesoft Inc 161 $103,665 43.51%
Sweet Virginia Care Llc 159 $23,494 43.68%
Ernst Young Us Llp 155 $113,309 51.67%
Capital One National Association 150 $78,619 53.19%

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%

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