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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Public Relations Specialists	9	$59,437	36.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	9	$61,517	36.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	9	$43,306	36.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$44,526	37.50%
Psychiatrists	9	$108,001	37.50%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$40,814	37.50%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	9	$43,248	37.50%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$41,828	37.50%
Chief Executives	8	$133,869	33.33%
Customer Service Representatives	8	$30,891	33.33%

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 %
Data Concepts Llc	380	$70,039	88.37%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	374	$52,768	86.98%
Vigna Solutions Inc	368	$74,482	85.78%
Akhsaya Inc	362	$65,380	86.81%
Kpmg Llp	357	$76,390	87.07%
Infomatics Corp	355	$74,047	88.09%
Usm Business Systems Inc	355	$70,058	89.87%
Verisign Inc	336	$103,605	87.27%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	328	$95,260	85.42%
Nexus It Inc	321	$78,603	85.15%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lorshi Systems Llc	36	$91,152	37.89%
Confiminds Llc	36	$94,131	38.30%
Norfolk Public Schools	35	$40,622	37.63%
Alarmcom Inc	35	$98,413	38.04%
Dynamic Technology Inc	33	$99,003	35.87%
Sprint Nextel Corporation	33	$88,910	36.26%
Inovant Llc	33	$97,223	36.26%
Microsoft Corporation	33	$96,203	36.26%
Global Sumi Technologieis Inc	33	$102,511	36.67%
Ridge Business Solutions Llc	32	$112,825	35.56%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.