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--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1 $27,352 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 95 $19,396 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 %
Amazon Corporate Llc 56 $83,208 90.32%
Adroit Associates Inc 56 $87,414 90.32%
Ericsson Inc 55 $88,634 90.16%
The Capital Markets Company 55 $110,686 90.16%
Indivior Inc 55 $84,236 90.16%
Softential Inc 55 $66,154 90.16%
Systech Solutions Inc 55 $58,487 90.16%
Gcb Services Llc 55 $65,806 90.16%
Artech Information Systems Llc 54 $99,931 90.00%
Vj Technosoft Inc 54 $80,513 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Infotech Solutions Inc 4 $80,278 28.57%
Jacobs Project Management Company 4 $87,226 28.57%
Seven Oaks Landscapes Hardscapes Inc 4 $19,308 28.57%
Ivy Christian Academy 4 $58,118 28.57%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 4 $106,704 28.57%
Wireless Facilities Inc 4 $90,251 28.57%
Microautomation Inc 4 $87,017 28.57%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc 4 $98,847 28.57%
Spurgetech Llc 4 $88,364 28.57%
Kings Park Autocare Inc 4 $42,443 28.57%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 8 $30,672 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 4 $31,138 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $30,701 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%

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