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 %
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 %
The Nest Academy 11 $21,394 84.62%
Yash Technologies Inc 11 $78,802 84.62%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Amp State University 11 $35,419 84.62%
Jerry C Chang Law Office Pc 11 $30,793 84.62%
Mary Washington Medical Group Hospitalist Services Llc 11 $158,301 84.62%
Databricks Inc 11 $140,364 84.62%
Ntt Data Fedhealth Inc 11 $126,487 84.62%
Independent Physicians Resource Inc 11 $148,180 84.62%
Luminture Technologies Inc 11 $57,896 84.62%
Base Technologies 11 $73,053 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Plan Source Inc 1 $80,746 50.00%
The Kenific Group Inc 1 $113,755 50.00%
All States Cafeteria Inc Ta Laportas Restauran 1 $18,034 50.00%
Blancos Masonry Inc 1 $58,614 50.00%
Takumi J Llc 1 $33,509 50.00%
Christine Rose Bianchine 1 $28,288 50.00%
Khan Entertainment Inc Ta Izakayakhan 1 $18,034 50.00%
Dealers Cloud Copr 1 $78,520 50.00%
Garnier Thiebaut Inc 1 $82,805 50.00%
Granby Street Pizza Inc 1 $27,539 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $28,021 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $26,631 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $27,753 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 11 $35,031 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $27,312 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $28,694 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $28,418 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 8 $25,657 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 7 $25,539 100.00%

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