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 %
Promontory Interfinancial Network Llc	37	$103,067	90.24%
Landon Ip Inc	36	$55,160	87.80%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	36	$75,104	87.80%
American Infosysinc	36	$63,927	87.80%
The School Board Of The City Of Petersburg	36	$36,804	87.80%
Taproot Solutions Inc	36	$84,198	87.80%
Propelsys Technologies Llc	36	$87,592	87.80%
Gurus Infotech Inc	36	$74,485	87.80%
Csr Infotech Inc	36	$70,972	87.80%
Rubiktek Inc	36	$79,263	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shoneys Of Richmond Inc	2	$16,765	25.00%
National Rifle Association	2	$90,844	25.00%
H S Fencing Landscaping Inc	2	$46,488	25.00%
Apple Federal Credit Union	2	$66,467	25.00%
Mmk Virginia Inc	2	$16,952	25.00%
Noor Wholesale Of Farmville Inc	2	$49,462	25.00%
Rhino Fire Protection Engineering Pllc	2	$78,791	25.00%
Wjh Inc	2	$29,287	25.00%
Healthrx Corporation	2	$87,422	25.00%
Anitas New Mexico Style Mexican Food Inc	2	$63,565	25.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Consulting Services	757	$80,829	88.33%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	742	$87,466	89.18%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	715	$68,038	87.73%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	487	$101,913	84.84%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	481	$98,840	86.51%
Offices Of Lawyers	476	$75,318	95.01%
Offices Of Dentists	435	$109,715	88.78%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	391	$82,397	85.75%
Educational Support Services	385	$84,011	88.91%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	372	$70,954	87.12%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	12	$28,021	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	12	$26,631	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	11	$27,753	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	11	$35,031	100.00%
Floriculture Production	10	$27,312	100.00%
Corn Farming	10	$28,694	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	8	$28,418	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	8	$25,657	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	7	$23,682	100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production	7	$25,539	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	52	$80,927	18.18%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	46	$38,403	16.25%
Office Administrative Services	40	$71,676	16.00%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	39	$78,415	15.60%
Used Car Dealers	37	$66,183	15.55%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	36	$87,394	16.82%
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	36	$43,213	18.46%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	36	$5,422,245	19.89%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors	32	$45,830	18.08%
Other Services Related To Advertising	31	$98,129	17.71%

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.