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 %
Itechstack Inc	13	$86,851	86.67%
Intelagile Llc	13	$83,798	86.67%
Vastek Inc	13	$73,605	86.67%
O3b Networks Usa Llc	13	$92,633	86.67%
Vision Square Inc	13	$77,896	86.67%
Gemini Consulting Services Llc	13	$75,880	86.67%
Streams Inc	13	$88,139	86.67%
Leading Edge Systems Richmond	13	$84,643	86.67%
Aption Llc	13	$83,421	86.67%
Infor Us Inc	13	$81,661	92.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Irelands Four Provinces	1	$38,022	33.33%
Community Memorial Healthcenter	1	$166,400	33.33%
American Physical Therapy Association	1	$66,622	33.33%
International League Of Conservation Photographers	1	$78,853	33.33%
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett Dunner Llp	1	$88,462	33.33%
Us Saudi Arabian Business Council	1	$0	33.33%
Virginia Sai Motel Llc Ta Rodeway Inn	1	$38,667	33.33%
Riverside Behavioral Health Center	1	$109,824	33.33%
Fayad Associates Inc	1	$43,805	33.33%
American Anesthesiology Of Virginia Pc	1	$166,400	33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Drafting Services	2	$40,987	100.00%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	2	$59,155	100.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	2	$76,346	100.00%
Courts	2	$54,101	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$89,502	100.00%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$53,404	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$114,575	100.00%
Flight Training	2	$57,325	100.00%
Wood Preservation	2	$78,926	100.00%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	2	$71,116	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.