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 %
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 %
Levanture Inc 411 $64,133 89.54%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 405 $53,754 88.62%
Data Concepts Llc 392 $71,260 85.96%
Kpmg Llp 374 $78,394 82.74%
Old Dominion University 371 $51,722 83.00%
Vigna Solutions Inc 369 $74,552 82.92%
Usm Business Systems Inc 368 $71,406 82.88%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 367 $111,503 84.95%
Infomatics Corp 362 $74,686 88.94%
Verisign Inc 362 $106,290 90.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cromwells Produce Llc 10 $26,358 100.00%
Sj Brandon Llc 10 $32,163 100.00%
Pleitez Produce Farm Llc 10 $28,972 100.00%
Springwood Farm 10 $20,634 100.00%
Marker Miller Orchards Llc 10 $29,045 100.00%
William L Whitacre Llc 10 $25,887 100.00%
Manzana Llc 10 $28,515 100.00%
Crown Orchard Company Lp Llp 9 $23,086 100.00%
Westwood Farm Inc 9 $21,241 100.00%
Bremo Trees Lc 9 $26,414 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Datasync Inc 40 $88,044 39.60%
Globallogic Inc 39 $88,431 40.63%
Genworth North America Corporation 38 $99,359 39.58%
Revereit Llc 38 $113,941 40.00%
Confiminds Llc 37 $94,139 38.95%
Lorshi Systems Llc 36 $91,152 38.30%
Microsoft Corporation 36 $96,444 38.71%
Global Sumi Technologieis Inc 36 $102,078 38.71%
Sunraise Technologies Inc 36 $106,848 39.56%
Norfolk Public Schools 35 $40,622 38.46%

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