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 %
Istream Solutions Inc 262 $90,697 89.42%
James Madison University 254 $44,958 86.99%
Indus Group Inc 249 $69,396 85.86%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc 249 $74,188 86.76%
The College Of William And Mary 242 $46,654 84.32%
Microstrategy Incorporated 241 $79,367 86.38%
Hanusoft Inc 239 $60,741 85.97%
Dr Technologies Inc 235 $64,809 85.14%
Softthink Solutions Inc 232 $81,760 85.93%
Technical Strategies Inc 231 $76,423 85.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Cabbage Farm 7 $24,933 100.00%
Oak Grove Ag Llc 7 $28,980 100.00%
Barajas Produce Llc 7 $30,436 100.00%
Marker Miller Orchard Lp Llp 6 $20,266 100.00%
Lucks Farm 6 $24,728 100.00%
Cross Keys Vineyards Llc 6 $27,522 100.00%
Snake Creek Farms 6 $19,434 100.00%
Glenmary Farm Llc 6 $28,590 100.00%
Abernethy Spencer Greenhouses Llc 6 $19,777 100.00%
Ricky Horton 6 $19,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whip Systems Llc Dba Aroghia Group Llc 28 $106,634 35.90%
Symplicity Corporation 27 $83,421 35.06%
The Diligent Group Llc 27 $103,248 35.53%
Teleworld Solutions Inc 27 $94,918 35.53%
Riverside Medical Group 26 $127,184 34.67%
Disys Solutions Inc 26 $97,669 35.14%
Globalgate It Solutions Llc 26 $111,543 35.14%
Sky Solutions Llc 26 $113,311 35.14%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 26 $119,602 35.14%
Esvee Technologies Inc 26 $99,022 35.14%

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