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 %
Surgeons 17 $162,132 85.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 17 $62,772 85.00%
Manufacturing Engineers 17 $81,733 85.00%
Interpreters and Translators 16 $47,337 80.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $63,643 80.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 15 $36,096 78.95%
Healthcare Social Workers 15 $42,073 78.95%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $52,372 83.33%
Logistics Analysts 15 $67,330 83.33%
Chefs and Head Cooks 14 $53,141 82.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 4 $65,151 25.00%
Order Clerks 4 $27,893 25.00%
Dental Assistants 4 $37,118 25.00%
Nannies 4 $25,766 25.00%
Recreation Workers 4 $23,702 25.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $53,113 25.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 4 $49,104 25.00%
Chiropractors 4 $44,881 25.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 4 $99,689 26.67%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4 $21,918 26.67%
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 %
Mckesson Corporation 80 $102,117 89.89%
Nexius Insight Inc 80 $76,954 89.89%
Inova Health Care Services 79 $82,957 88.76%
Impetus Technologies Inc 79 $98,173 89.77%
Experis Us Inc 79 $74,982 89.77%
Moxie It Solutions Inc 79 $76,231 89.77%
Symantec Corporation 79 $88,433 89.77%
Sp Global Market Intelligence Inc 79 $93,681 89.77%
Multivision Llc 79 $96,629 89.77%
Perficient Inc 79 $90,411 90.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intellibus 7 $127,816 31.82%
Always Best Care Of Arlington 7 $21,362 31.82%
General Dynamics Information Technology Inc 7 $108,480 31.82%
Dae Won Construction Co Inc 7 $37,990 31.82%
Omni Hotels Mgmt Corp For Omni Homestead Resort 7 $19,727 31.82%
Skience Llc 7 $120,961 31.82%
Urgently Inc 7 $145,817 31.82%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Fredericksburg 7 $194,085 31.82%
Gnrsystems Inc 7 $112,911 31.82%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 7 $78,101 31.82%

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