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 %
Quality Control Systems Managers	7	$99,744	87.50%
Recreation Workers	6	$23,851	75.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	6	$46,188	75.00%
Loan Officers	6	$40,331	75.00%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	6	$43,108	75.00%
Construction and Building Inspectors	6	$51,951	75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	6	$53,061	75.00%
Quality Control Analysts	6	$67,441	85.71%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists	6	$73,833	85.71%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	6	$74,606	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automotive Master Mechanics	2	$34,237	16.67%
Sewers, Hand	2	$21,976	16.67%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	2	$24,731	16.67%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	2	$24,404	16.67%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	2	$35,880	16.67%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2	$90,692	16.67%
Upholsterers	2	$32,136	16.67%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2	$49,005	16.67%
Medical Equipment Preparers	2	$39,395	16.67%
Clinical Psychologists	2	$43,555	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 %
Prelude Systems Inc	9	$73,845	90.00%
Validation Associates Llc	9	$72,934	90.00%
Locus Social Inc	9	$76,531	90.00%
Protagolabs Inc	9	$82,592	90.00%
Infosys Public Services Inc	9	$74,748	90.00%
Sumas Corporation	9	$74,720	90.00%
Allscripts Healthcare Llc	9	$79,260	90.00%
Heritage Healthcare Inc	9	$67,094	90.00%
Tsq Systems Inc	9	$84,836	90.00%
Tenazx Inc	9	$73,944	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Granitech Inc	1	$46,197	50.00%
Lt Food Distributor Inc	1	$114,920	50.00%
Aig Employee Services Inc	1	$76,690	50.00%
Hydrostructures Llc	1	$45,926	50.00%
A Plus Home Care Dba 18th Street Grill	1	$19,198	50.00%
Thoronka Law Offices Llc	1	$54,725	50.00%
Govplace	1	$96,595	50.00%
Kbhg Inc	1	$22,235	50.00%
Acquania And Rudolph Escarne	1	$20,530	50.00%
Paradise Cure Inc Dba Diamond Spa	1	$18,013	50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Distilleries	2	$92,581	100.00%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$77,314	100.00%
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation	2	$111,291	100.00%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing	2	$67,548	100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$69,088	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	2	$67,507	100.00%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	2	$63,243	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	2	$125,955	100.00%
Hair Nail And Skin Care Services	2	$81,921	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations	2	$47,154	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.