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 %
Mercury Systems Inc	14	$66,737	87.50%
Quantrix Systems Inc	14	$75,318	87.50%
Numbers Only Inc	14	$70,766	87.50%
Visiononline Inc	14	$58,291	87.50%
Client Focus Llc	14	$70,247	87.50%
Scoler Tec Inc	14	$94,891	87.50%
Euclid Elementz Inc	14	$67,781	87.50%
Entellects Corporation	14	$57,077	87.50%
Securities Litigation Consulting Group Inc	14	$71,647	93.33%
Microinfo It Inc	14	$88,327	93.33%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Little Taipei Restaurant	1	$17,014	33.33%
Springfieldsunoco Mart	1	$16,994	33.33%
Peter Hd Kim Dds Pc	1	$20,467	33.33%
Sabra Dipping Company Llc	1	$83,221	33.33%
Sharmin Home Daycare Dba Sharmins Daycare	1	$16,869	33.33%
Axiaware Llc	1	$87,422	33.33%
Lowe Hauptman And Ham Llp	1	$77,168	33.33%
Quantrix Systems Inc	1	$87,194	33.33%
Eye Physicians Of Virginia Ltd	1	$58,531	33.33%
Jung Ha Inc	1	$27,165	33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Temporary Help Services	370	$85,697	88.73%
Human Resources Consulting Services	347	$79,754	92.78%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	340	$95,756	92.39%
Satellite Telecommunications	326	$93,896	89.32%
Environmental Consulting Services	321	$78,393	91.98%
Other Accounting Services	310	$78,300	89.34%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	295	$74,826	85.26%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	291	$73,544	88.72%
Professional Organizations	277	$92,964	86.02%
Credit Unions	259	$111,812	85.20%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	6	$27,678	100.00%
Soybean Farming	5	$27,793	100.00%
Wineries	5	$34,832	100.00%
Aquaculture	4	$28,460	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	4	$27,903	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	3	$26,395	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	3	$30,493	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	3	$26,881	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	3	$29,273	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	3	$29,973	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Unions	30	$103,491	17.96%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	28	$64,470	18.54%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	26	$96,858	17.22%
Business Associations	25	$90,700	17.01%
Food Service Contractors	24	$81,388	17.65%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors	24	$37,016	18.05%
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance	23	$41,121	17.83%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	23	$26,177	17.83%
Scientific Research And Development Services	22	$83,316	18.03%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	22	$45,815	18.64%

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.