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)

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 %
Octo Consulting Group Inc 49 $106,777 90.74%
Net Esolutions Corporation 49 $87,016 90.74%
Unify Solutions Inc 49 $79,937 90.74%
E Giants Technologies Llc 49 $84,147 90.74%
Infocepts Llc 49 $83,726 90.74%
Data Affect Llc 49 $97,798 90.74%
Sunera Technologies Inc 48 $83,410 88.89%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 48 $72,620 90.57%
Science Applications International Corporation 48 $107,427 90.57%
Astre Consulting Services Inc 48 $87,017 90.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ivy Christian Academy 4 $58,118 30.77%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 4 $106,704 30.77%
Kings Park Autocare Inc 4 $42,443 30.77%
Spurgetech Llc 4 $88,364 30.77%
Daon Inc 4 $94,734 30.77%
Tmobile Usa Inc 4 $97,204 30.77%
Inteltek Inc 4 $107,307 33.33%
Vw Credit Inc 4 $124,847 33.33%
Quality Pipe Cleaning 4 $43,831 33.33%
Cloud Bc Labs Inc 4 $141,294 33.33%

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 $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