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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2	$49,005	16.67%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	2	$35,745	16.67%
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	2	$40,581	16.67%
Social and Human Service Assistants	2	$31,169	16.67%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$54,527	16.67%
Helpers--Roofers	2	$24,169	18.18%
Library Assistants, Clerical	2	$21,518	18.18%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	2	$47,507	18.18%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$47,570	18.18%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	2	$60,549	18.18%

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 %
Incapsulate Llc	7	$107,319	87.50%
Synapsiq Llc	7	$100,253	87.50%
Excel Vlsi Technologies Usa Llc	7	$106,508	87.50%
E3 Global Inc	7	$92,079	87.50%
Nis Education Services Inc	7	$97,418	87.50%
Sigma Software Llc	7	$104,410	87.50%
Okta Inc	7	$115,767	87.50%
Federal Home Loan Banks Office Of Finance	7	$103,343	87.50%
Topsys It Solutions Llc	7	$94,637	87.50%
Wartsila North America Inc	7	$107,717	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	27	$96,461	84.38%
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	26	$90,504	81.25%
Blood And Organ Banks	26	$82,435	81.25%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	26	$107,045	81.25%
Residential Remodelers	26	$58,391	83.87%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	26	$78,844	86.67%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	26	$84,995	86.67%
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	25	$86,436	83.33%
Child And Youth Services	25	$74,742	86.21%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	25	$70,476	86.21%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	2	$52,926	13.33%
Administration Of General Economic Programs	2	$83,314	13.33%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	2	$63,703	14.29%
Waste Treatment And Disposal	2	$83,804	14.29%
Office Furniture Except Wood Manufacturing	2	$49,692	14.29%
Speed Changer Industrial High Speed Drive And Gear Manufacturing	2	$72,010	14.29%
Other Food Manufacturing	2	$55,983	14.29%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	2	$53,227	14.29%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	2	$78,396	14.29%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$78,336	14.29%

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.