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 %
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 %
Isoftech Inc 150 $69,795 91.46%
22nd Century Technologies Inc 148 $76,516 91.36%
Uniplus Consultants Inc 148 $89,248 91.93%
Randstad Technologies Llc 147 $96,900 91.30%
Harmonia Holdings Group Llc 146 $88,640 91.25%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 143 $107,016 89.94%
First Tek Inc 142 $74,753 90.45%
Satsyil Corp 141 $90,812 90.38%
Adp Technology Services Inc 140 $89,414 90.32%
Niha Technologies Inc 140 $91,052 91.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gartner Inc 14 $107,344 34.15%
Leading Edge Systems Richmond 14 $77,746 35.00%
Airline Tariff Publishing Company 14 $98,665 35.00%
Nii Holdings Inc 14 $109,491 35.00%
Costar Realty Information Inc 14 $93,216 35.00%
Molina Technologies Llc 14 $127,673 35.00%
Consult America Inc 14 $116,573 35.00%
Mindboard Inc 14 $114,908 35.00%
Eai Technologies 14 $88,024 35.90%
Aetna Resources Llc 14 $124,182 35.90%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage