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 %
Whereoware Llc 42 $80,966 87.50%
Techpillars Inc 42 $79,211 87.50%
Nexius Solutions Inc 42 $76,285 87.50%
Ensco Inc 42 $76,701 87.50%
Demeter Analytics Services Llc 42 $96,641 87.50%
Sysintelli Inc 42 $84,718 87.50%
Softpath System Llc 42 $65,342 87.50%
Invexer Technology Incorporation 42 $61,142 87.50%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 42 $88,279 87.50%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 42 $88,108 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Belvac Production Machinery Inc 3 $63,156 27.27%
Peachtree Inpatient Consulting Llc 3 $116,022 27.27%
Neibauer Dental Care Inc 3 $65,957 27.27%
Pinehills Properties Llc 3 $104,832 27.27%
E C Jeep Inc 3 $26,998 27.27%
Gurman Company Pllc 3 $65,111 27.27%
Advance Structural Concept Llc 3 $60,237 27.27%
Kavasco Corporation 3 $72,093 27.27%
Deque Systems Inc 3 $109,311 27.27%
Avizia Inc 3 $109,844 27.27%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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