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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3 $61,637 23.08%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 3 $88,991 23.08%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 3 $25,875 23.08%
Medical Assistants 3 $42,335 23.08%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $66,622 23.08%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 3 $42,772 23.08%
Travel Agents 3 $41,316 23.08%
Glaziers 3 $51,861 23.08%
Retail Salespersons 3 $21,431 23.08%
Computer Operators 3 $43,022 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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egypt 28 $71,548 38.36%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 40.91%
France 27 $90,475 42.86%
Sri Lanka 25 $68,743 42.37%
Australia 25 $97,817 43.10%
South Africa 24 $71,592 44.44%
Romania 22 $61,297 42.31%
Ireland 22 $90,315 44.00%
Ethiopia 22 $79,900 44.90%
Poland 21 $73,193 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 126 $112,285 90.00%
Global Wireless Solutions Inc 125 $71,990 89.93%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 124 $72,442 89.21%
American Infosys Inc 124 $65,732 89.86%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 124 $61,791 90.51%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 123 $87,640 90.44%
International Business Machines Corporation 123 $94,156 90.44%
Infogen Software Inc 122 $64,496 91.04%
Alarmcom Incorporated 121 $83,925 90.30%
Quantum Vision Llc 121 $74,476 90.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newmarket Farm Llc 2 $21,576 100.00%
Ridgely Farm Vineyards Llc 2 $32,042 100.00%
Samuel D Piercy Jr 2 $19,354 100.00%
James R Light 2 $19,646 100.00%
Dan Valley Farm 2 $22,870 100.00%
Cloverdale Farm 2 $17,514 100.00%
3 Hands Oyster Company Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Whitacre Family Farms Llc 2 $32,885 100.00%
River Ridge Land Cattle Llc 2 $23,442 100.00%
Dennis J Burnett 2 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guident Technologies Inc 12 $93,085 34.29%
Volkswagen Of America 12 $119,675 34.29%
Csxperts Llc 12 $66,707 34.29%
Altum Inc 12 $92,782 34.29%
Sila Solutions Group 12 $83,316 34.29%
Abb Inc 12 $73,715 34.29%
Alfa Laval Inc 12 $99,648 34.29%
Sv Tech Inc 12 $104,380 34.29%
Hewlett Packard Company 12 $79,588 34.29%
Crystal Dental Lab Inc 12 $30,623 34.29%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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