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 %
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 %
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 %
Temporary Help Services	370	$85,697	88.73%
Human Resources Consulting Services	347	$79,754	92.78%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	340	$95,756	92.39%
Satellite Telecommunications	326	$93,896	89.32%
Environmental Consulting Services	321	$78,393	91.98%
Other Accounting Services	310	$78,300	89.34%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	295	$74,826	85.26%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	291	$73,544	88.72%
Professional Organizations	277	$92,964	86.02%
Credit Unions	259	$111,812	85.20%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Unions	30	$103,491	17.96%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	28	$64,470	18.54%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	26	$96,858	17.22%
Business Associations	25	$90,700	17.01%
Food Service Contractors	24	$81,388	17.65%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors	24	$37,016	18.05%
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance	23	$41,121	17.83%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	23	$26,177	17.83%
Scientific Research And Development Services	22	$83,316	18.03%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	22	$45,815	18.64%

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.