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 %
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%
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 %
Malaysia 16 $77,937 35.56%
Italy 16 $59,391 38.10%
Argentina 16 $73,898 38.10%
Kenya 16 $70,338 40.00%
Japan 16 $68,481 41.03%
Ecuador 15 $48,389 38.46%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $67,829 41.67%
Bulgaria 14 $57,758 38.89%
Jamaica 14 $56,234 40.00%
United States Of America 14 $73,173 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tekway Inc 32 $73,603 88.89%
Hyposoft Solutions Inc 32 $101,286 91.43%
Xenoninfotek Inc 32 $85,181 91.43%
Acadia Technologies Inc 32 $74,764 91.43%
Trisync Technologies Inc 32 $80,579 91.43%
I28 Technologies Corporation 32 $79,964 91.43%
Torque Technologies Llc 32 $71,909 91.43%
Openmind Systems Inc 32 $70,208 91.43%
Sena Info Technologies Inc 32 $89,473 91.43%
College Entrance Examination Board 32 $115,622 91.43%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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%

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