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
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $47,658 86.67%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 64 $43,633 86.49%
Training and Development Managers 63 $98,827 87.50%
Industrial Production Managers 62 $95,833 87.32%
Bioinformatics Scientists 60 $73,190 85.71%
Hospitalists 59 $140,262 84.29%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 58 $72,893 84.06%
Urban and Regional Planners 58 $61,833 86.57%
Registered Nurses 57 $71,429 86.36%
Human Resources Managers 56 $109,026 84.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $43,286 38.71%
Engineers, All Other 12 $105,668 40.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 12 $126,081 40.00%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 12 $39,868 40.00%
Managers, All Other 12 $115,024 40.00%
Technical Writers 12 $71,153 41.38%
Construction Carpenters 12 $39,381 41.38%
Tile and Marble Setters 12 $45,521 41.38%
Environmental Engineers 11 $93,057 39.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 11 $42,131 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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Costa Rica 9 $49,669 37.50%
Dominican Republic 9 $449,747 39.13%
Azerbaijan 8 $60,104 38.10%
Morocco 8 $45,361 40.00%
Moldova 8 $53,846 40.00%
Serbia 8 $76,175 42.11%
Israel 7 $110,873 36.84%
Portugal 7 $64,646 38.89%
Tanzania 6 $78,613 33.33%
Kazakhstan 6 $75,186 35.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nodal Exchange Llc 105 $85,414 90.52%
United Tech Inc 105 $55,736 91.30%
Allwyn Corporation 105 $80,398 92.11%
Infospan Inc 104 $66,481 91.23%
Cyberthink Inc 104 $77,715 91.23%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 103 $87,662 90.35%
K12 Inc 103 $85,827 91.15%
Bigdata Dimension Inc 103 $80,683 91.96%
Agility Software Inc 102 $50,136 91.89%
Sunraise Technologies Inc 101 $88,807 90.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cassell Danny R 1 $20,134 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Va29 1 $32,885 100.00%
W2 Wines Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Emerson Road Farms Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
Hightower Jr John D 1 $23,442 100.00%
Hickory Farms Llc Dba Greenbrier Farms 1 $17,160 100.00%
Timberland Mulch Farms Inc 1 $20,176 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vl23 1 $31,013 100.00%
Powell Kenny 1 $21,466 100.00%
Avm Experience 1 $32,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntasa 10 $104,884 33.33%
Carmax Auto Superstores Services Inc 10 $110,365 33.33%
The Green Brigade Llc 10 $47,231 33.33%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 10 $136,879 34.48%
Eab Global Inc 10 $100,562 34.48%
Cool Minds Llc 10 $112,349 34.48%
Flipsrva Llc 10 $25,189 34.48%
Shenandoah Landscape Services Inc 10 $25,646 34.48%
Riverside Regional Medical Center 10 $24,149 34.48%
Sky Technologies Llc 10 $106,353 34.48%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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 $83,459. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage