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 %
Community Health Workers	7	$37,606	77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	7	$55,607	77.78%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	7	$76,297	77.78%
Compliance Managers	7	$113,874	77.78%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	7	$74,711	77.78%
Financial Examiners	7	$83,556	77.78%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7	$50,018	77.78%
Instructional Designers and Technologists	7	$57,949	87.50%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	7	$46,983	87.50%
Security Management Specialists	7	$84,941	87.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pharmacists	2	$83,543	15.38%
Landscape Architects	2	$52,323	15.38%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	2	$20,197	15.38%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	2	$87,215	15.38%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$47,570	16.67%
Medical Equipment Preparers	2	$39,395	16.67%
Clinical Psychologists	2	$43,555	16.67%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	2	$24,731	16.67%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	2	$24,404	16.67%
Genetic Counselors	2	$61,714	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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Guatemala	51	$29,282	42.15%
Honduras	44	$34,922	38.60%
Peru	44	$53,675	43.14%
Russia	42	$77,990	42.00%
Bolivia	36	$41,607	38.71%
Ukraine	34	$79,035	37.36%
Lebanon	34	$63,614	41.98%
Germany	33	$82,191	42.31%
Spain	29	$82,046	38.16%
Ghana	28	$40,649	37.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Prime Solutions Inc	139	$66,283	90.26%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc	137	$102,139	89.54%
Natsoft Corporation	136	$85,269	88.89%
Erp Analysts Inc	136	$91,179	88.89%
Karsun Solutions Llc	135	$103,625	88.24%
Apogee Medical Group Virginia Pc	135	$123,232	89.40%
Lancesoft Inc	133	$68,256	88.67%
Itech Us Inc	133	$86,828	89.86%
Ssa Tech Inc	131	$91,476	89.12%
Btree Solutions Inc	131	$82,170	89.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meadowspring Turf Llc	2	$18,004	100.00%
Spring Hollow Farms Llc	2	$30,233	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Va28	2	$31,949	100.00%
Jack Pot 777 Farms Llc	2	$32,042	100.00%
Garners Produce	2	$19,354	100.00%
R Hart Hudson Farms	2	$19,469	100.00%
Dixon Land Management Llc	2	$31,013	100.00%
Carranza Farming Llc	2	$32,885	100.00%
Tidewater Mulch And Material Inc	2	$22,870	100.00%
Ashton Creek Vineyard Llc	2	$31,949	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fonteva Inc	14	$104,572	36.84%
Mungkorn Thong Inc	14	$17,769	36.84%
Leidos	14	$96,494	36.84%
Sevatec Inc	14	$130,713	36.84%
Molina Technologies Llc	14	$127,673	36.84%
Cloud Bc Labs Inc	14	$151,430	36.84%
Leesburg Life Care Llc Dba Heritage Hall Leesburg	14	$30,659	37.84%
Tm Ge Automation Systems International Llc	13	$67,781	35.14%
Softcom Inc	13	$111,115	35.14%
Virginia University Of Oriental Medicine	13	$49,899	35.14%

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.