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 %
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 %
Technocrafts Inc 11 $86,995 91.67%
Cyveillance Inc 11 $89,514 91.67%
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc A P 11 $84,862 91.67%
Third I Inc 11 $74,925 91.67%
Tradingbell Inc 11 $74,373 91.67%
Bae Systems Applied Intelligence Inc 11 $86,618 91.67%
New Weiming Law Group Pllc 10 $51,430 83.33%
Swiftships Llc 10 $64,499 83.33%
Bc Architects Engineers Plc 10 $66,294 83.33%
Nixsol Inc 10 $64,576 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metahorizon Inc 1 $63,315 50.00%
Dental Associates Of Northern Virginia Pllc 1 $95,742 50.00%
Occoquan Animal Hospital 1 $74,402 50.00%
Four Star Associates Inc 1 $23,234 50.00%
Jose L Fuentes 1 $18,907 50.00%
Saj Holdings Llc Dba Apna Kabob Restaurant 1 $30,680 50.00%
Tekton Builders Inc 1 $63,378 50.00%
Tichi Property Llc 1 $30,139 50.00%
Ake Inc 1 $20,301 50.00%
The Evergreene Companies 1 $94,099 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