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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Electrical Engineers 1,634 $82,489 90.18%
Civil Engineers 1,398 $71,286 89.56%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,233 $138,825 88.45%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,200 $53,765 89.69%
Statisticians 1,176 $81,236 88.96%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,086 $89,814 91.96%
Financial Analysts 1,054 $72,981 89.70%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 892 $97,853 90.10%
Information Security Analysts 879 $96,163 89.69%
Economists 876 $98,779 91.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors 3 $26,728 18.75%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1 $31,013 6.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $41,600 7.14%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1 $27,352 7.69%
First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers 1 $25,480 8.33%
Logging Equipment Operators 1 $43,763 8.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 190 $141,771 84.82%
Home Health Aides 166 $21,753 85.57%
Management Analysts 162 $90,754 88.04%
Operations Research Analysts 151 $64,483 91.52%
Civil Engineers 145 $101,077 98.64%
Information Security Analysts 111 $108,589 75.51%
Economists 103 $92,250 71.03%
Internists, General 103 $102,299 72.54%
Computer Programmers 95 $85,992 66.90%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 92 $56,750 68.15%
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 %
Business Intelligence Solutions Inc 10 $81,322 83.33%
Saturn Tech Llc 10 $89,504 83.33%
Dc Energy Management Lp 10 $102,997 83.33%
Cavalier It Inc 10 $66,635 83.33%
The Advizor Group 10 $58,820 83.33%
Chemtreat Inc 10 $82,861 83.33%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 10 $76,286 83.33%
Celerity It Llc 10 $83,379 83.33%
Precision Technologies Corp 10 $78,666 83.33%
Jsmn International Inc 10 $73,468 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prince Mini Mart Inc 1 $20,010 50.00%
Seoul Gool Dae Gee Ii 1 $26,021 50.00%
The Fila Group Llc 1 $115,856 50.00%
H R Computer Cunsulting Services 1 $94,500 50.00%
Aerial Machine Tool Corp 1 $70,824 50.00%
Marina Bonilla Galdamez 1 $20,530 50.00%
Jesus Berthe 1 $21,882 50.00%
Jayeshkumar Desai 1 $21,882 50.00%
Niks Berryville Llc 1 $18,970 50.00%
K K Foundation Sealing Inc 1 $37,627 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Wineries 5 $34,832 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $28,460 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 3 $26,395 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $29,973 100.00%

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