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 %
Palayekar Companies Inc 9 $74,850 90.00%
Navigation Arts Llc 9 $76,678 90.00%
Engineering Materials Technologies Inc 9 $64,436 90.00%
Alfa Services Usa Inc 9 $80,990 90.00%
International Technologies Pro Llc 9 $69,860 90.00%
Amazon Web Services Llc 9 $81,665 90.00%
Dekra Certification Inc 9 $75,488 90.00%
Stellent Solutions Inc 9 $60,031 90.00%
Eagle Construction Of Va Llc 9 $69,930 90.00%
Globaltek Systems Llc 9 $77,355 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erae Art Studio 1 $34,986 50.00%
Kaplan Clinic Pc 1 $54,309 50.00%
Capitol Building Suplly Inc 1 $43,680 50.00%
Olmedo Enterprises Inc Dba Citizens Automotive Machine Shop 1 $47,861 50.00%
Bbd Products Llc 1 $49,587 50.00%
Dfuse Technologies Inc 1 $111,654 50.00%
Commercial Concrete Inc 1 $43,680 50.00%
Apex Gymnastics Inc 1 $41,990 50.00%
Lumos Networks Corp 1 $67,059 50.00%
Scopeahead Inc 1 $92,019 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $27,954 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 23 $27,149 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $23,561 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 17 $23,071 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 17 $26,294 100.00%
Hay Farming 16 $26,978 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 16 $27,733 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $26,402 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 13 $26,298 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 13 $27,594 100.00%

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