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 %
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 %
Optum Services Inc 104 $110,346 88.89%
Disys Solutions Inc 104 $91,193 90.43%
Itek Software Llc 104 $81,563 90.43%
K12 Inc 103 $85,827 90.35%
Agility Software Inc 102 $50,136 89.47%
Infospan Inc 101 $65,999 88.60%
Cyberthink Inc 100 $76,938 87.72%
Value Consulting Llc 100 $62,971 88.50%
Bigdata Dimension Inc 100 $81,184 90.09%
Carfax Inc 100 $92,993 90.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastercard International Incorporated 10 $123,616 34.48%
Altek Inc 10 $120,110 34.48%
Shenandoah Landscape Services Inc 10 $25,646 34.48%
Flipsrva Llc 10 $25,189 35.71%
Apptium Technologies Llc 10 $106,226 35.71%
Syntasa 10 $104,884 35.71%
Carmax Auto Superstores Services Inc 10 $110,365 35.71%
Jumpn Gs Ice Cream Inc 9 $17,326 32.14%
Itdr Inc 9 $115,800 32.14%
Alfa Laval Inc 9 $100,929 32.14%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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