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 %
Sri Software Solutions Llc 8 $92,729 88.89%
Exlservicecom Llc 8 $107,721 88.89%
Kittelson Associates Inc 8 $77,831 88.89%
Infoways Technologies Inc 8 $74,064 88.89%
Kronsys Inc 8 $76,861 88.89%
Empower Professionals 8 $68,934 88.89%
Consulting Bay Inc 8 $64,709 88.89%
Shore Health Services Inc 8 $127,689 88.89%
Mcv Associates Inc 8 $59,956 88.89%
Hollingsworth Vose Company 8 $76,058 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Acentle Inc 1 $98,550 50.00%
Kss Brothers Inc 19 Italian Bistro 1 $27,498 50.00%
Byblos Restaurant Of Va Inc 1 $34,653 50.00%
Gurmeet Foods 1 $27,664 50.00%
Lumacyte Llc 1 $133,806 50.00%
Xcel Construction Inc 1 $49,254 50.00%
Doorways For Women And Families Inc 1 $38,605 50.00%
Ldt Inc 1 $53,102 50.00%
Homestead Tree Experts Inc 1 $31,928 50.00%
Astute Engineering Pllc 1 $137,072 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 73,802 $79,368 91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,931 $86,615 91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,350 $85,856 87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,621 $53,879 79.74%
Credit Card Issuing 5,344 $89,498 91.82%
Other Computer Related Services 5,050 $81,311 89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,567 $85,314 93.04%
Engineering Services 3,117 $76,382 89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,962 $81,518 97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 2,630 $94,624 94.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 208 $25,876 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 190 $27,346 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 120 $25,823 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 90 $25,995 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $23,813 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 48 $27,446 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 44 $28,040 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 32 $27,682 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,336 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,203 100.00%

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