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 %
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $52,006 86.67%
Librarians 13 $61,843 86.67%
Energy Engineers 12 $98,266 80.00%
Animal Scientists 12 $42,678 85.71%
Clinical Data Managers 12 $79,900 85.71%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 12 $58,384 85.71%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 12 $54,767 85.71%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 12 $42,451 92.31%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 11 $163,574 84.62%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $50,887 76.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lodging Managers 4 $65,806 26.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 4 $70,299 26.67%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $51,063 26.67%
Cooks, Short Order 4 $18,845 26.67%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4 $21,918 26.67%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 4 $27,711 26.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $66,622 20.00%
Medical Assistants 3 $42,335 21.43%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 3 $69,673 21.43%
Travel Agents 3 $41,316 21.43%
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 %
Guatemala 51 $29,282 42.15%
Honduras 44 $34,922 38.60%
Peru 44 $53,675 43.14%
Russia 42 $77,990 42.00%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 38.71%
Ukraine 34 $79,035 37.36%
Lebanon 34 $63,614 41.98%
Germany 33 $82,191 42.31%
Spain 29 $82,046 38.16%
Ghana 28 $40,649 37.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sky Technologies Llc 108 $96,996 89.26%
Itek Software Llc 108 $82,175 89.26%
Google Llc 108 $122,673 90.76%
Moxie It Solutions 108 $90,992 91.53%
Mphasis Corporation 107 $81,787 90.68%
Edgeit Corp 107 $61,988 90.68%
Cosmic I Llc 106 $59,112 90.60%
Compugain Llc 106 $103,017 90.60%
Aarna Priya Inc 106 $90,930 90.60%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 105 $87,339 90.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beaufort Hollow Farms Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Fox Grape Farm Cut Flowers Design 1 $20,857 100.00%
Layne Anthony R 1 $20,530 100.00%
Smitten Salem Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Church Hill Produce 1 $23,442 100.00%
Clc Garden Center Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Classic Llc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Cedar Oak Farm Llc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Donald L Moore 1 $19,947 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Hollanddublin 1 $32,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Truist Bank 11 $82,481 35.48%
Mastercard International Incorporated 11 $118,849 35.48%
Whereoware Llc 10 $91,411 32.26%
Aecom Usa Inc 10 $59,929 33.33%
Ironworks Consulting Llc 10 $88,370 33.33%
Mcfadyen Consulting Group Inc 10 $120,386 33.33%
Clarabridge 10 $100,763 33.33%
The Bureau Of National Affairs 10 $117,226 33.33%
Ces Consulting Llc 10 $100,006 33.33%
The Hanover Research Council 10 $77,757 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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