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 %
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co 650 $92,980 90.66%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 613 $70,953 88.46%
Comscore Inc 610 $79,680 91.32%
Idexcel Inc 585 $88,364 88.77%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 573 $66,059 92.12%
Sqa Concepts Inc 559 $74,234 95.07%
Microstrategy Inc 556 $100,336 95.86%
Ibm Corporation 541 $88,341 93.44%
Anira Solutions Inc 538 $76,177 93.40%
Asurion Llc 516 $104,501 90.69%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trump Vineyard Estates Llc 14 $25,516 100.00%
Heart Seventeen Inc 13 $26,262 100.00%
Meadowspring Turf Farm Llc 13 $24,811 100.00%
Woodbine Farms Inc 13 $26,650 100.00%
William L Whitacre 13 $20,396 100.00%
Barboursville Winery Inc 13 $23,826 100.00%
Grace Estate Winery Llc 13 $24,171 100.00%
Kuzzens Inc 12 $20,778 100.00%
Barlow Farms 12 $23,239 100.00%
Mid Atlantic Gin Llc 12 $30,092 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sriven Technologies Llc 57 $107,176 41.30%
Uniplus Consultants Inc 56 $97,954 42.42%
Nortech North America Inc Dba Ngs Infonet Inc 55 $103,987 42.31%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 54 $109,250 43.90%
Teksky Llc 51 $115,828 41.80%
International Solutions Group Inc 50 $90,421 40.98%
Cleaners Of America Corporation 49 $18,708 41.88%
Infocepts Llc 48 $118,758 41.03%
Epling Landscaping And Lawn Service Inc 48 $29,912 42.86%
Sstech Llc 46 $106,465 41.44%

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