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 %
Transportation Planners 6 $80,087 85.71%
Climate Change Analysts 6 $73,393 85.71%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 6 $85,145 85.71%
Web Administrators 6 $103,220 85.71%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 5 $55,469 71.43%
Childcare Workers 5 $23,230 71.43%
Social Workers, All Other 5 $39,532 83.33%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 5 $36,958 83.33%
Medical Assistants 5 $37,120 83.33%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 5 $33,501 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Element Technologies Inc 12 $75,918 92.31%
Corporate America Business Solutions Inc 12 $82,829 92.31%
Mansai Inc 12 $74,594 92.31%
Delta System Software Inc 12 $81,579 92.31%
Vcarve Llc 12 $67,917 92.31%
Infoville Inc 12 $82,410 92.31%
Government Systems Technologies Inc 12 $82,909 92.31%
Omnitrust Technologies Llc 12 $75,395 92.31%
Iormyx Inc 12 $84,094 92.31%
Zuven Technologies Inc 12 $83,891 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tarasu Inc 1 $28,122 50.00%
Iron Age Centreville Llc 1 $24,565 50.00%
Ikhlas Enterprises Llc 1 $26,312 50.00%
Cargill Incorporated 1 $88,982 50.00%
Theme Soft Inc 1 $136,053 50.00%
Sungwon Centreville Llclotte Plaza Market 1 $44,824 50.00%
El Tio Grill Corporation 1 $31,658 50.00%
Exostar Llc 1 $136,053 50.00%
Southside Phyisicans Network 1 $56,139 50.00%
Convergenz Llc 1 $45,282 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 1 $50,794 100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $138,611 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $70,782 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $29,827 100.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $54,434 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 1 $84,614 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 1 $100,734 100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $131,000 100.00%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $75,941 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage