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 %
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	38	$93,842	80.85%
Validation Engineers	38	$76,937	80.85%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	36	$39,536	78.26%
Geographers	36	$58,652	80.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists	36	$60,299	80.00%
Interior Designers	35	$45,616	79.55%
Health Educators	35	$52,282	79.55%
Microbiologists	35	$45,628	79.55%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	34	$88,292	79.07%
Mathematicians	33	$93,991	78.57%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Social and Community Service Managers	8	$80,081	33.33%
Customer Service Representatives	8	$30,891	34.78%
Administrative Services Managers	8	$84,144	34.78%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	8	$18,236	34.78%
Interior Designers	8	$37,453	34.78%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	8	$48,258	34.78%
Epidemiologists	8	$62,484	34.78%
Urban and Regional Planners	8	$63,196	34.78%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8	$39,655	34.78%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$53,747	34.78%

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 %
Icsa Inc	24	$99,027	92.31%
Agility Technologies Llc	23	$61,306	88.46%
Manassas Park City Schools	23	$54,645	88.46%
Softnice Inc	23	$73,717	88.46%
Fam Construction Llc	23	$70,802	88.46%
Tetra Tech Inc	23	$77,769	88.46%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc	23	$102,691	88.46%
Enternet Business Systems Inc	23	$86,489	88.46%
Sunrise Senior Living Management Inc	23	$90,373	88.46%
Reliant Vision Group Inc	23	$78,660	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sierra Corp	2	$63,097	40.00%
The Teaching Company Sales Llc	2	$98,613	40.00%
Bart Associates Inc	2	$64,293	40.00%
Almo Construction Inc	2	$56,212	40.00%
K K Sheet Metal Inc	2	$40,228	40.00%
Ahmadiyar Motamedi Ii Pllc	2	$128,159	40.00%
Wilbur Smith Associates	2	$59,675	40.00%
The Allied Professional Llc Ta The Eisenhour Ea	2	$28,538	40.00%
Jacobs Engineering	2	$79,820	40.00%
Granite Design Inc	2	$66,612	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	2	$74,953	100.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$90,584	100.00%
Correctional Institutions	2	$30,867	100.00%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	2	$60,934	100.00%
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$100,329	100.00%
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$81,921	100.00%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing	2	$100,059	100.00%
Taxi And Limousine Service	2	$50,565	100.00%
Mattress Manufacturing	2	$53,706	100.00%
Other Specialty Food Retailers	2	$74,194	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.