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 %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 44 $46,594 88.00%
Clergy 43 $31,577 86.00%
Auditors 43 $62,561 87.76%
Managers, All Other 43 $102,299 87.76%
Lodging Managers 42 $47,384 85.71%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 42 $60,597 85.71%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 41 $70,759 83.67%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $44,370 81.63%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 40 $59,433 81.63%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 39 $71,004 81.25%
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 %
Savi Technologies Inc 15 $76,448 88.24%
Microautomation Inc 15 $73,864 88.24%
Prodigysoftware Group Inc 15 $69,834 88.24%
Newmarket Services Corporation 15 $86,262 88.24%
2nd Order Solutions Inc 15 $70,652 88.24%
Technosoft Group Inc 15 $70,985 88.24%
International Technology Solutions Inc 15 $75,417 88.24%
Bizflow Corp 15 $83,315 88.24%
Uv Technology Solutions Inc 15 $101,434 88.24%
Kinetica Db Inc 15 $124,781 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rajinder Singh Bhullar Dds Pa Pc 1 $57,096 33.33%
Accelsoir Inc 1 $123,718 33.33%
Ibs Of America 1 $85,446 33.33%
Threattrack Security Inc 1 $110,781 33.33%
Radiological Science Inc 1 $86,653 33.33%
Tayyaba Samina 1 $21,632 33.33%
Inna Berthe 1 $31,762 33.33%
Ptc Inc 1 $123,718 33.33%
Phenix Bicoastal Salons 1 $50,294 33.33%
Merc Construction Inc 1 $162,261 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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%

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