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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $60,825 81.82%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 9 $52,421 81.82%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 9 $64,041 81.82%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 9 $85,204 81.82%
Nuclear Engineers 9 $70,697 81.82%
Neurologists 9 $126,870 90.00%
Supply Chain Managers 9 $119,058 90.00%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 9 $133,994 90.00%
Designers, All Other 8 $32,004 80.00%
Counselors, All Other 8 $31,769 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Operators 3 $43,022 21.43%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 3 $44,124 21.43%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $66,622 21.43%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 3 $33,911 21.43%
Glaziers 3 $51,861 21.43%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 3 $131,331 23.08%
Human Resources Managers 3 $142,501 23.08%
Personal Financial Advisors 3 $67,302 23.08%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 3 $86,777 23.08%
Tax Preparers 3 $48,242 23.08%
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 %
Ellucian Company Lp Tpg Company 24 $88,043 88.89%
The Siegfried Group Llp 24 $85,041 88.89%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 24 $86,535 88.89%
It Vertex Inc 24 $74,543 88.89%
Talteam Inc 24 $98,380 88.89%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 24 $88,499 88.89%
Ge Digital Holdings Llc 24 $105,186 92.31%
Octo Consulting Group Llc 24 $110,734 92.31%
Optimuss Inc 24 $118,121 92.31%
Qualtrics Llc 24 $119,408 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hanwha Azdel Inc 2 $60,424 40.00%
Glass Project Resources Inc 2 $66,633 40.00%
Cayle Inc Ta Zips Dry Cleaners 2 $18,512 40.00%
L4 Custom Cabinet Co 2 $21,539 40.00%
Fairlakes Exxon Inc 2 $48,589 40.00%
Tredegar Film Products Corporation 2 $85,821 40.00%
Nader Enterprises Ii Inc 2 $20,966 40.00%
Thapa Foods Llc 2 $44,107 40.00%
Sakoonthai Inc Dba Sakoonthai 2 $24,836 40.00%
Corcentric Llc 2 $117,302 40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 73,802 $79,368 91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,931 $86,615 91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,350 $85,856 87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,621 $53,879 79.74%
Credit Card Issuing 5,344 $89,498 91.82%
Other Computer Related Services 5,050 $81,311 89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,567 $85,314 93.04%
Engineering Services 3,117 $76,382 89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,962 $81,518 97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 2,630 $94,624 94.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 208 $25,876 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 190 $27,346 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 120 $25,823 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 90 $25,995 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $23,813 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 48 $27,446 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 44 $28,040 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 32 $27,682 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,336 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,203 100.00%

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