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
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Administrators, All Other 17 $67,320 85.00%
Robotics Engineers 16 $89,730 80.00%
Sustainability Specialists 16 $82,255 84.21%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 16 $53,327 84.21%
Manufacturing Engineers 16 $83,645 88.89%
Mechatronics Engineers 16 $90,597 88.89%
Chefs and Head Cooks 16 $51,614 88.89%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 15 $136,614 88.24%
Healthcare Social Workers 15 $42,073 88.24%
Fundraisers 15 $50,613 88.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $37,338 25.00%
Political Scientists 4 $99,310 25.00%
Cooks, Short Order 4 $18,845 25.00%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 4 $59,722 25.00%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 4 $27,711 25.00%
Order Clerks 4 $27,893 25.00%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 4 $39,266 25.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4 $21,918 25.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $51,063 25.00%
Lodging Managers 4 $65,806 25.00%
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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenblum Bernstein Plc 9 $92,024 90.00%
Caci Enterprise Solutions Inc 9 $78,837 90.00%
American Innovative Technologies Inc 9 $70,875 90.00%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Fredericksburg Llc 9 $147,920 90.00%
Ispace Inc 9 $80,168 90.00%
Lincoln Ip Inc 9 $83,168 90.00%
Dean Company Strategy Consultants Llc 9 $90,304 90.00%
Smyrna International Inc 9 $76,870 90.00%
The Lane Construction Corporation 9 $86,766 90.00%
Ruha Technologies Inc 9 $89,223 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centro De Capacitacion Profesional Inc 1 $55,619 50.00%
Gainesville Dental Arts 1 $91,811 50.00%
Actionet 1 $97,594 50.00%
Syed H Jaffari 1 $28,184 50.00%
Vladimiro Alberto General Contractors Inc 1 $25,022 50.00%
The Green Mission Inc 1 $70,283 50.00%
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute 1 $68,661 50.00%
Richard Bland College Of William Mary 1 $81,016 50.00%
Ma Hernandez Services Llc 1 $49,733 50.00%
Tony Nails 1 $19,448 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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 $83,459. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage