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 %
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 %
Xceed Technologies Inc 68 $82,754 89.47%
Gannett Co Inc 68 $90,057 90.67%
Apptium Technologies Llc 68 $94,037 90.67%
Peoplecorp America Inc 68 $56,192 90.67%
Eab Global Inc 68 $77,319 90.67%
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 68 $65,436 91.89%
Berkley Insurance Company 68 $87,060 91.89%
Rsa Security Llc 67 $104,388 90.54%
Syneren Technologies Corporation 67 $64,053 90.54%
Sparc Technologies Inc 67 $69,417 90.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globaltekforcecom 6 $138,008 31.58%
Tmobile Usa Inc 6 $98,940 31.58%
Hyperion Technologies Llc 6 $122,665 31.58%
Esolutionsfirst Llc 6 $117,197 31.58%
Business Intelligence Solutions Inc 6 $98,550 31.58%
Inova Health Care Services 6 $108,136 31.58%
Fonteva Llc 6 $99,143 31.58%
Mandiant Inc 6 $109,918 31.58%
Hopkins Lumber Contractors Inc 5 $20,966 26.32%
Randolph College 5 $50,613 26.32%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Agencies 34 $93,622 97.14%
Travel Agencies 33 $71,167 94.29%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 33 $57,813 94.29%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services 32 $46,435 94.12%
Other Services Related To Advertising 31 $98,129 93.94%
Building Finishing Contractors 31 $48,190 93.94%
Flooring Contractors 30 $48,218 93.75%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 30 $64,223 96.77%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 28 $111,750 90.32%
Solid Waste Collection 27 $32,847 90.00%

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 $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