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 %
Ekin Solutions Inc 131 $95,199 89.73%
Metanoia Solutions Inc 130 $79,281 89.04%
Icf Resources Llc 130 $75,180 89.04%
University Of Virginia Health Services Foundation 129 $98,192 88.36%
Wellpoint Inc 129 $83,342 88.97%
Lanco Global Systems Inc 128 $63,506 89.51%
Cloud Bc Labs Inc 128 $103,008 90.14%
Techligent Systems Inc 128 $66,920 90.14%
China Telecom Americas Corporation 128 $58,578 90.78%
Rite Aid Corp 126 $93,191 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Happy Family Ranch Inc 2 $27,903 100.00%
Dehart Farms Llc 2 $20,530 100.00%
Sandy Fields Flower Farm Inc 2 $20,800 100.00%
Indian Springs Farm Vineyard Ltd 2 $25,480 100.00%
Willow Hill Equestrian Ltd 2 $31,949 100.00%
Danny Ray Cassell 2 $22,651 100.00%
Russell Orchard Lc 2 $19,760 100.00%
Riverbend Nursery Llc 2 $32,885 100.00%
Bdr Timber Inc 2 $42,536 100.00%
Onsite Ag Services Inc 2 $23,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Communications America Inc 13 $98,225 35.14%
Gannett Co Inc 13 $109,515 35.14%
Unissant Inc 13 $89,989 35.14%
Advance Digital Systems 13 $114,866 36.11%
Visa Usa 13 $115,599 36.11%
Advansys Inc 13 $94,077 36.11%
Dr Technologies Inc 13 $112,909 36.11%
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc 13 $98,333 36.11%
Countryside Silo Inc 13 $18,993 36.11%
Convergent It Solutions Inc 13 $117,069 37.14%

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