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 %
Transportation Engineers	48	$78,457	82.76%
Purchasing Managers	47	$105,057	82.46%
Administrative Services Managers	46	$67,516	80.70%
Materials Scientists	46	$62,133	85.19%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	46	$44,107	86.79%
Mental Health Counselors	46	$39,774	90.20%
Social and Community Service Managers	46	$63,924	90.20%
Bioinformatics Scientists	45	$71,874	88.24%
Human Resources Managers	45	$105,124	90.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	44	$45,927	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	11	$42,131	40.74%
Driver/Sales Workers	11	$19,807	40.74%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	11	$34,772	42.31%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	10	$32,281	38.46%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	10	$47,364	38.46%
Graphic Designers	10	$55,237	38.46%
Manicurists and Pedicurists	10	$18,063	38.46%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	10	$38,530	40.00%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	10	$33,904	40.00%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	10	$22,645	40.00%

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 %
Ekin Solutions Inc	121	$93,293	90.98%
American Infosys Inc	120	$63,975	90.91%
Reliable Software Resources Inc	120	$62,640	91.60%
Hcentive Inc	119	$87,011	90.84%
Techorbit Inc	119	$63,943	90.84%
Randstad Technologies Lp	118	$80,500	90.77%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	117	$71,156	90.00%
Techstar Solutions Inc	117	$80,893	90.00%
Cloud Bc Labs Inc	117	$102,989	90.00%
Quantum Vision Llc	116	$72,025	89.92%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sila Solutions Group	12	$83,316	36.36%
Altum Inc	12	$92,782	36.36%
Csxperts Llc	11	$67,150	33.33%
Honeywell International Inc	11	$94,411	33.33%
Astre Consulting Services Inc	11	$99,891	33.33%
Bechtel Global Corporation	11	$107,048	33.33%
Sci It Solutions Pvt Ltd	11	$100,707	34.38%
Crystal Thai Restaurant	11	$18,043	34.38%
Ssc Technologies Inc	11	$93,260	34.38%
Talteaminc	11	$120,413	34.38%

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.