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 %
Sbase Technologies Inc 31 $80,617 91.18%
Sage It Inc 31 $82,473 91.18%
Quality Global Services Inc 31 $62,133 91.18%
University Of Virginia Investment Management Co 31 $68,967 91.18%
United Bus Technology Inc 31 $66,903 91.18%
Stride Inc 31 $110,660 91.18%
Isite Technologies Inc 31 $83,481 91.18%
Unified Tech Inc 31 $59,238 91.18%
Atlas Wireless And Telecommunications Inc 31 $74,341 91.18%
Willis Towers Watson Us Llc 31 $87,970 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc 2 $78,666 28.57%
Snl Financial Lc Dba Sp Global Market 2 $61,277 28.57%
Ballston Service Center Inc 2 $57,887 28.57%
Home Project Connection Inc 2 $59,010 28.57%
Ballston Service Center Dba Arlington Auto Care 2 $48,631 28.57%
Curb Appeal Landscape Management Llc 2 $36,359 28.57%
Eternal Stoneworks Inc 2 $40,540 28.57%
Living Stone Education Llc 2 $46,051 28.57%
Coremedia Corporation 2 $100,672 28.57%
Peking Four Inc 2 $31,065 28.57%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Wineries 5 $34,832 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $28,460 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 3 $26,395 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $29,973 100.00%

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