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 %
Community Health Workers	7	$37,606	77.78%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	7	$35,523	77.78%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7	$50,018	77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	7	$55,607	77.78%
Sustainability Specialists	7	$87,910	77.78%
Instructional Designers and Technologists	7	$57,949	77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	7	$50,381	87.50%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	7	$56,567	87.50%
Security Management Specialists	7	$84,941	87.50%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	7	$74,711	87.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Anesthesiologists	3	$146,910	23.08%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	3	$20,960	23.08%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$54,527	15.38%
Library Assistants, Clerical	2	$21,518	16.67%
Art Directors	2	$82,191	16.67%
Pharmacists	2	$83,543	16.67%
Pediatricians, General	2	$120,505	16.67%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$49,270	16.67%
Automotive Master Mechanics	2	$34,237	16.67%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	2	$60,060	16.67%

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 %
Thought Circuits Services Llc	14	$79,483	87.50%
Eliassen Group Llc	14	$108,326	87.50%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc	14	$82,609	87.50%
Atwork Systems Llc	14	$89,479	87.50%
Compusearch Software Systems Inc	14	$77,310	87.50%
Essential Technologies Inc	14	$70,086	87.50%
Micore Solutions Inc	14	$84,647	87.50%
Stellar Software Network Inc	14	$71,886	87.50%
Vision It Services Usa Inc	14	$66,921	87.50%
Nitya Software Solutions Inc	14	$67,677	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mert Llc Dba Salon Istanbul	1	$44,387	33.33%
Fauquier County School Board	1	$53,633	33.33%
Elvira Landscaping Llc	1	$42,744	33.33%
Kuber Suraj Donuts Corporation	1	$67,080	33.33%
Ghent Montessori School	1	$37,320	33.33%
Airport Shell Llc	1	$0	33.33%
Prince William Academy	1	$30,347	33.33%
Omni Systems Inc	1	$120,016	33.33%
Dynamic Tae Kwon Do Inc	1	$21,133	33.33%
Dayblink Llc	1	$99,008	33.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.