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 %
First Object Inc 41 $67,300 87.23%
Keysight Technologies Inc 41 $106,601 87.23%
Ziontech Solutions Inc 41 $90,610 87.23%
Mprsoft Inc 41 $82,421 87.23%
Softcom Systems Inc 41 $93,303 87.23%
Cyret Technologies Inc 41 $77,320 87.23%
Christopher Newport University 41 $55,044 89.13%
Trinuc Llc 41 $58,642 89.13%
St Paper Llc 41 $59,952 89.13%
Stihl Incorporated 41 $81,210 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ameritax Service Inc 3 $40,303 30.00%
Lumber Liquidators Inc 3 $97,795 30.00%
Jz Structural Consulting Inc 3 $78,583 30.00%
Eagleforce Associates Inc 3 $75,857 30.00%
Orange Business Services Us Inc 3 $107,890 30.00%
Asap Core Drilling Fire Safety Inc 3 $42,439 30.00%
Xscion Solutions 3 $107,432 30.00%
American Halal Meat 3 $63,038 30.00%
Gunnison Consulting Group Inc 3 $144,872 30.00%
Aptify 3 $139,318 30.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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