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 %
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 %
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