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--Carpenters 1 $36,962 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Programmers 95 $85,992 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 %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icf Incorporated Llc 229 $79,329 86.74%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 228 $87,255 88.72%
Microsoft Corporation 227 $106,279 88.67%
Nivid Infotech Inc 223 $88,807 87.80%
Cgi Federal Inc 222 $89,295 87.75%
Mc Dean Inc 221 $78,383 87.35%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 220 $103,864 87.65%
Adaequare Inc 220 $86,099 89.43%
Virtusa Corporation 220 $87,173 89.43%
Sprint Corporation 219 $89,580 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
James River Nurseries Inc 6 $28,104 100.00%
Sunset Hills Vineyard Llc 6 $28,278 100.00%
Rivahview Farms 6 $27,082 100.00%
Ticonderoga Farms Llc 6 $28,444 100.00%
Henley Farm Lp 6 $22,194 100.00%
Severt Tree Farms Llc 6 $19,341 100.00%
Las Princesas Corporation 6 $30,767 100.00%
Irmael Labor Company Llc 6 $31,117 100.00%
Fleetwood Farm Winery Llc 6 $28,444 100.00%
Nichols Farm Lc 6 $20,266 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transaction Network Services Inc 25 $111,745 34.25%
Teleworld Solutions 25 $102,151 34.72%
Salesforcecom 25 $311,477 34.72%
Synopsys Inc 25 $112,859 34.72%
Tidewater Home Care Inc 25 $21,298 34.72%
Zytusinc 24 $87,091 34.29%
Capital One Services Inc 24 $58,439 34.29%
Battlefield Farms Inc 24 $43,806 34.29%
Harris Corporation 24 $76,631 35.82%
Dimension Consulting 24 $95,032 36.36%

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 $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