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 %
Softhq 11 $69,281 84.62%
Talent It Services Inc 11 $89,789 84.62%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 11 $74,117 84.62%
Chartway Federal Credit Union 11 $64,704 84.62%
Niftek Inc 11 $82,543 84.62%
I 5 Tech Inc 11 $81,853 84.62%
Saligram Systems Inc 11 $90,337 84.62%
Infosynergy Inc 11 $62,550 84.62%
Icrossing Inc 11 $98,394 84.62%
Fortinet Inc 11 $120,989 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jason D Baker Construction Co Llc 1 $45,677 50.00%
Apple Inc 1 $196,082 50.00%
Nationwide Tire Auto Of Vandorn Dba Nta Of Vandorn Exxon 1 $152,027 50.00%
Commercial Waterproofing Inc 1 $50,752 50.00%
Dixon Hughes Goodman 1 $74,048 50.00%
Lufthansa German Airlines 1 $76,648 50.00%
Myhoa T Baird 1 $28,371 50.00%
Crypsis Digital Security Llc Dba Crypsis Group 1 $95,888 50.00%
County Waste Llc 1 $40,851 50.00%
Mary Baldwin University 1 $39,090 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 1 $50,794 100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $138,611 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $70,782 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $29,827 100.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $54,434 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 1 $84,614 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 1 $100,734 100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $131,000 100.00%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $75,941 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage