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
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Information Security Analysts 879 $96,167 91.56%
Physical Therapists 866 $70,587 91.16%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 793 $129,188 86.20%
Mechanical Engineers 756 $77,759 89.47%
Industrial Engineers 722 $78,114 88.48%
Information Technology Project Managers 622 $105,355 92.84%
Web Developers 594 $66,792 91.81%
Computer Network Architects 488 $100,481 93.31%
Internists, General 457 $138,735 91.04%
Business Intelligence Analysts 454 $89,618 90.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1 $27,352 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 95 $19,396 69.85%
Food Preparation Workers 84 $20,945 62.22%
Cooks, Restaurant 83 $29,214 61.48%
Helpers--Production Workers 79 $18,920 59.85%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 78 $23,206 62.40%
Mechanical Engineers 74 $82,227 67.89%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 70 $21,563 64.81%
Sales Engineers 69 $112,115 64.49%
Childcare Workers 68 $23,845 63.55%
Marketing Managers 66 $128,241 62.26%
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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jamaica 14 $56,234 40.00%
United States Of America 14 $73,173 42.42%
Bulgaria 14 $57,758 45.16%
Afghanistan 12 $43,579 42.86%
Cambodia 12 $20,458 44.44%
Greece 12 $78,969 44.44%
Indonesia 11 $57,630 42.31%
Netherlands 11 $68,332 44.00%
Albania 10 $53,905 40.00%
Chile 10 $52,779 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synchronisys Inc 85 $69,021 90.43%
Ssn Group Llc 85 $78,453 90.43%
Pvk Corporation 84 $84,135 89.36%
Torc Robotics Inc 84 $84,940 89.36%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 84 $83,753 89.36%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 84 $79,321 89.36%
Sp Global Market Intelligence Inc 84 $94,614 89.36%
Symplicity Corporation 84 $75,244 90.32%
Guidehouse Digital Llc 84 $106,462 90.32%
Tek Leaders Inc 83 $84,438 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dan Valley Farms 1 $16,037 100.00%
Spell Larry S 1 $20,134 100.00%
James N Gibbs Jr 1 $20,530 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vu23 1 $31,013 100.00%
Renwood Farms Inc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Bryant Iii Clarence D 1 $22,298 100.00%
Washburn Farms Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Ja Hazelgrove 1 $20,176 100.00%
Puckett Greenhouses Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vd22 1 $29,453 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qburst Technologies Inc 8 $118,079 33.33%
Algorithm Inc 8 $113,233 33.33%
Kingstowne Lawn Care Inc 8 $27,071 33.33%
Perfect Landscapes Llc 8 $26,624 33.33%
Rw Marine Construction Inc 8 $26,832 33.33%
East Gate Donut Llc 8 $26,208 33.33%
Ku Forming Inc 8 $25,480 33.33%
Ashoka 7 $77,849 29.17%
2020 Company Llc 7 $92,405 29.17%
Psi International Inc 7 $105,530 30.43%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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 $83,459. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage