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 %
System Soft Technologies Llc 450 $79,624 88.58%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 445 $77,547 95.70%
Asta Crs Inc 437 $67,323 94.38%
Syscom Technologies Inc 427 $70,203 93.44%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 422 $99,622 92.54%
Amazon Data Services Inc 420 $94,521 92.31%
Levanture Inc 411 $64,133 90.93%
I Link Solutions Inc 407 $75,702 90.44%
Vcu Health System Authority 399 $64,707 92.36%
Antra Inc 397 $78,293 92.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sstech Llc 45 $106,381 41.67%
Sapot Systems Inc 44 $114,239 41.12%
Hiva Inc 44 $19,926 41.51%
Dpr Solutions Inc 42 $104,727 40.38%
Oath Holdings Inc 40 $102,035 38.83%
Pvk Corporation 40 $95,375 39.22%
Karsun Solutions Llc 40 $112,842 39.60%
Globallogic Inc 39 $88,431 39.39%
Genworth North America Corporation 38 $99,359 38.78%
Enliven Technologies Inc 37 $119,202 38.95%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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%

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