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 %
St Jardins	7	$100,678	87.50%
Bullish Us Llc	7	$115,743	87.50%
Westerman Hattori Daniels Adrian Llp	7	$99,344	87.50%
Techno9 Solutions Inc	7	$92,988	87.50%
Sv Technology Services Llc	7	$97,282	87.50%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc	7	$97,308	87.50%
Net Orbit Inc	7	$91,443	87.50%
Betasharp Inc	7	$90,201	87.50%
Crest360 Inc	7	$93,362	87.50%
Wisdom Soft Inc	7	$90,629	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Public Health Programs	121	$86,065	92.37%
Office Administrative Services	119	$72,388	92.25%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	115	$69,208	89.84%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	114	$91,631	89.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	112	$78,349	88.19%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	105	$84,837	84.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	105	$96,747	89.74%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	101	$109,436	88.60%
Business Associations	96	$77,727	85.71%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	96	$80,514	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	13	$77,486	23.64%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	12	$80,715	22.22%
Facilities Support Services	11	$63,491	21.15%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	11	$89,015	22.45%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	11	$106,674	22.92%
Other Airport Operations	11	$122,813	23.91%
Horses And Other Equine Production	11	$34,336	23.91%
Child And Youth Services	10	$81,131	21.74%
Sawmills	10	$29,871	22.73%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	10	$92,071	22.73%

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.