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 %
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 %
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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.