| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 834 | $54,662 | 87.79% |
| Physical Therapists | 826 | $69,795 | 88.53% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 793 | $129,188 | 86.20% |
| Mechanical Engineers | 672 | $76,129 | 89.60% |
| Industrial Engineers | 631 | $76,491 | 87.64% |
| Information Technology Project Managers | 621 | $105,406 | 92.83% |
| Web Developers | 594 | $66,792 | 91.81% |
| Computer Network Architects | 488 | $100,481 | 93.31% |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 467 | $89,468 | 93.03% |
| Internists, General | 458 | $138,886 | 91.42% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 88 | $19,091 | 66.17% |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 79 | $18,920 | 59.85% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 77 | $23,088 | 59.69% |
| Mechanical Engineers | 71 | $82,596 | 56.80% |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 69 | $21,197 | 58.97% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 69 | $28,563 | 63.30% |
| Food Preparation Workers | 65 | $19,605 | 61.32% |
| Marketing Managers | 64 | $129,280 | 60.95% |
| Sales Engineers | 63 | $112,044 | 60.58% |
| Financial Analysts | 62 | $81,212 | 61.39% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 94 | $67,982 | 42.15% |
| Bangladesh | 86 | $55,679 | 38.57% |
| Thailand | 74 | $28,449 | 35.07% |
| Iran | 69 | $48,375 | 35.38% |
| Mongolia | 67 | $45,953 | 44.97% |
| Vietnam | 60 | $55,972 | 42.25% |
| United Kingdom | 55 | $92,000 | 41.67% |
| Taiwan | 52 | $79,121 | 39.69% |
| Colombia | 51 | $60,185 | 43.22% |
| Nigeria | 48 | $86,927 | 44.04% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sqa Concepts Inc | 536 | $72,922 | 88.89% |
| Idexcel Inc | 536 | $86,911 | 90.54% |
| Wal Mart Associates Inc | 531 | $104,105 | 90.61% |
| Anira Solutions Inc | 531 | $75,739 | 94.82% |
| Microstrategy Inc | 506 | $98,165 | 91.01% |
| Ibm Corporation | 499 | $85,136 | 90.73% |
| The University Of Virginia | 484 | $63,171 | 88.64% |
| Synechron Inc | 481 | $88,086 | 88.75% |
| Asurion Llc | 456 | $99,957 | 86.36% |
| Igate Technologies Inc | 453 | $66,464 | 85.80% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nortech North America Inc Dba Ngs Infonet Inc | 55 | $103,987 | 41.67% |
| Uniplus Consultants Inc | 55 | $96,880 | 42.64% |
| Csc Covansys Corporation | 54 | $102,585 | 44.26% |
| Visa Technology And Operations Llc | 52 | $108,831 | 43.33% |
| Teksky Llc | 51 | $115,828 | 43.22% |
| International Solutions Group Inc | 49 | $89,506 | 41.88% |
| Cleaners Of America Corporation | 49 | $18,708 | 42.24% |
| Epling Landscaping And Lawn Service Inc | 48 | $29,912 | 41.38% |
| Infocepts Llc | 47 | $119,340 | 42.34% |
| Protege Llc | 45 | $113,657 | 40.91% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 73,802 | $79,368 | 91.22% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 14,931 | $86,615 | 91.96% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 6,350 | $85,856 | 87.59% |
| Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 5,621 | $53,879 | 79.74% |
| Credit Card Issuing | 5,344 | $89,498 | 91.82% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 5,050 | $81,311 | 89.14% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 3,567 | $85,314 | 93.04% |
| Engineering Services | 3,117 | $76,382 | 89.80% |
| Offices Of Certified Public Accountants | 2,962 | $81,518 | 97.02% |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services | 2,630 | $94,624 | 94.30% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchards | 208 | $25,876 | 100.00% |
| Vegetable And Melon Farming | 190 | $27,346 | 100.00% |
| Nursery And Tree Production | 120 | $25,823 | 100.00% |
| Grape Vineyards | 90 | $25,995 | 100.00% |
| Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 86 | $23,813 | 100.00% |
| Tobacco Farming | 48 | $27,446 | 100.00% |
| Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders | 44 | $28,040 | 100.00% |
| Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming | 32 | $27,682 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 26 | $28,336 | 100.00% |
| Support Activities For Crop Production | 25 | $29,203 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Computer Related Services | 1,179 | $96,792 | 10.42% |
| Engineering Services | 997 | $86,239 | 29.04% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 565 | $96,096 | 38.83% |
| Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 481 | $101,492 | 36.00% |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services | 401 | $95,376 | 34.01% |
| Full Service Restaurants | 371 | $25,670 | 36.95% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 308 | $109,628 | 30.89% |
| Janitorial Services | 250 | $25,050 | 28.38% |
| Limited Service Restaurants | 151 | $24,032 | 26.73% |
| Residential Building Construction | 147 | $44,622 | 30.56% |
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.