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 %
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	5	$33,025	83.33%
Animal Breeders	5	$29,141	83.33%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	5	$37,103	83.33%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5	$33,113	83.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	5	$37,914	83.33%
Credit Counselors	5	$35,152	83.33%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	5	$45,086	83.33%
Recreational Therapists	5	$35,888	83.33%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	5	$46,767	83.33%
Commercial Pilots	5	$50,076	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	2	$47,507	18.18%
Computer Hardware Engineers	2	$99,992	18.18%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2	$80,434	18.18%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$47,570	18.18%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$46,635	18.18%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	2	$20,197	18.18%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	2	$60,549	18.18%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$54,527	18.18%
Insurance Underwriters	2	$67,215	18.18%
Pharmacists	2	$83,543	18.18%

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 %
Primasoft Inc	25	$69,756	89.29%
Abas Usa Inc	25	$68,339	89.29%
C3 Systems	25	$78,096	89.29%
Broadgate Inc	25	$76,581	89.29%
Covant Solutions Inc	25	$74,684	89.29%
Webilent Technology Inc	25	$78,377	89.29%
Jnit Technologies Inc	25	$97,099	89.29%
Specialists On Call Inc	25	$87,743	89.29%
Jsm Consulting	25	$68,711	89.29%
Amiti Consulting Corporation	25	$73,457	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rubys Collections Inc Dba Rubys Collection	2	$37,627	33.33%
Myung Ga Of Ss Inc	2	$32,812	33.33%
Nelsons Cabinetry	2	$36,827	33.33%
Drivewaymotors Inc	2	$45,396	33.33%
Newland Services Inc	2	$18,824	33.33%
Commscope Technologies Llc	2	$99,176	33.33%
Cx Solutions Inc	2	$114,213	33.33%
Avepoint Inc	2	$93,340	40.00%
Arvato Digital Services	2	$134,337	40.00%
Dynamic Stone Tools Inc	2	$37,742	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Religious Organizations	169	$43,778	84.08%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	155	$72,891	92.26%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	155	$104,557	92.26%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	148	$70,401	90.24%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	148	$85,258	91.93%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	127	$102,924	87.59%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	127	$77,019	90.07%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	124	$69,353	87.94%
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs	124	$70,492	90.51%
Computer Facilities Management Services	121	$91,787	90.30%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mobile Food Services	17	$19,024	20.00%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	17	$46,520	22.08%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	16	$97,028	21.62%
Other Schools And Instruction	15	$48,355	20.83%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	15	$69,633	21.13%
Other Similar Organizations Except Business Professional Labor And Political Organizations	14	$91,364	20.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	14	$44,412	20.29%
Automotive Body Paint And Interior Repair And Maintenance	14	$50,066	21.54%
Testing Laboratories And Services	14	$67,466	24.56%
Wood Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Manufacturing	13	$59,280	23.64%

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.