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%

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%

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 %
Aarisha Inc	23	$89,585	88.46%
Enterprise Solutions Inc	23	$70,183	88.46%
Tek Tree Llc	23	$83,626	88.46%
Aero Infotech Llc	23	$56,288	88.46%
Emaestro Technologies Inc	23	$86,042	88.46%
Sai Technologies Llc	23	$82,856	88.46%
Datalore Technologies Inc	23	$99,767	88.46%
Orrba Systems Llc	23	$92,307	88.46%
Dpr Solutions Inc	23	$89,870	88.46%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Virginia Llc	23	$172,264	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Converge Technology Inc	2	$87,163	40.00%
Kabob House Llc	2	$29,474	40.00%
Ronald Thomas Nixon	2	$19,885	40.00%
Saraswati Schools Corp	2	$33,145	40.00%
Fairfax Tailors	2	$32,323	40.00%
Chungsong Corporation Ta Miso Cafe	2	$28,818	40.00%
Bg Healthcare Services Inc	2	$97,739	40.00%
Thai Yai Inc Dba Thai Culpeper	2	$32,844	40.00%
Caldwell Industries Inc	2	$32,178	40.00%
International Communications Group Inc	2	$78,984	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automotive Body Paint And Interior Repair And Maintenance	2	$69,490	66.67%
Other Waste Collection	2	$35,755	100.00%
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing	2	$79,602	100.00%
Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	2	$94,349	100.00%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$94,734	100.00%
Personal Care Services	2	$35,412	100.00%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2	$86,944	100.00%
Other Insurance Funds	2	$73,487	100.00%
Other Business Support Services	2	$74,808	100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Industries	2	$75,442	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.