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 %
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	23	$45,928	82.14%
Conservation Scientists	23	$69,696	82.14%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	22	$37,239	81.48%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$52,722	81.48%
Soil and Plant Scientists	22	$47,837	81.48%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	22	$59,412	81.48%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	22	$61,467	84.62%
Political Scientists	22	$77,295	84.62%
Editors	21	$50,212	84.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	21	$56,514	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6	$49,244	30.00%
Aerospace Engineers	6	$117,274	31.58%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$36,280	31.58%
Teacher Assistants	6	$23,780	31.58%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	6	$18,360	31.58%
Surgeons	6	$120,914	31.58%
Roofers	6	$44,384	31.58%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	6	$59,485	31.58%
Auditors	5	$66,144	26.32%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5	$21,582	26.32%

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 %
Scm Data Inc	33	$62,751	91.67%
Technumen Inc	32	$92,135	88.89%
Airline Tariff Publishing Company	32	$108,127	88.89%
Foliofn Inc	32	$83,129	88.89%
Plateau Systems Ltd	32	$72,138	88.89%
Karyo E Systems Inc	32	$88,874	88.89%
Arka Technologies Inc	32	$84,407	88.89%
Pycube Inc	32	$93,045	88.89%
Hermitage Infotech Llc	32	$66,097	88.89%
Applied Predictive Technologies Inc	32	$100,887	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Luckdee Inc	2	$17,160	28.57%
Hands Daycare Inc	2	$29,120	28.57%
Virginia Kitchen And Bath Llc	2	$101,577	28.57%
Biswas Information Technology Solutions Inc	2	$89,400	28.57%
Init Innovations In Transportation Inc	2	$53,456	28.57%
Dental Professionals Of Virginia Pc	2	$83,533	28.57%
Crown Consulting Inc	2	$105,945	28.57%
Openmind Systems Inc	2	$105,435	28.57%
California Imports Llc	2	$28,704	28.57%
O3b Networks Usa Llc	2	$116,356	28.57%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	73,802	$79,368	91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,931	$86,615	91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,350	$85,856	87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	5,621	$53,879	79.74%
Credit Card Issuing	5,344	$89,498	91.82%
Other Computer Related Services	5,050	$81,311	89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	3,567	$85,314	93.04%
Engineering Services	3,117	$76,382	89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	2,962	$81,518	97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	2,630	$94,624	94.30%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	208	$25,876	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	190	$27,346	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	120	$25,823	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	90	$25,995	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	86	$23,813	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	48	$27,446	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	44	$28,040	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	32	$27,682	100.00%
Crop Production	26	$28,336	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	25	$29,203	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.