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 %
The Nest Academy 11 $21,394 84.62%
Yash Technologies Inc 11 $78,802 84.62%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Amp State University 11 $35,419 84.62%
Jerry C Chang Law Office Pc 11 $30,793 84.62%
Mary Washington Medical Group Hospitalist Services Llc 11 $158,301 84.62%
Databricks Inc 11 $140,364 84.62%
Ntt Data Fedhealth Inc 11 $126,487 84.62%
Independent Physicians Resource Inc 11 $148,180 84.62%
Luminture Technologies Inc 11 $57,896 84.62%
Base Technologies 11 $73,053 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Plan Source Inc 1 $80,746 50.00%
The Kenific Group Inc 1 $113,755 50.00%
All States Cafeteria Inc Ta Laportas Restauran 1 $18,034 50.00%
Blancos Masonry Inc 1 $58,614 50.00%
Takumi J Llc 1 $33,509 50.00%
Christine Rose Bianchine 1 $28,288 50.00%
Khan Entertainment Inc Ta Izakayakhan 1 $18,034 50.00%
Dealers Cloud Copr 1 $78,520 50.00%
Garnier Thiebaut Inc 1 $82,805 50.00%
Granby Street Pizza Inc 1 $27,539 50.00%

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