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 %
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 4 $45,178 100.00%
Film and Video Editors 4 $50,071 100.00%
Chemical Technicians 4 $41,621 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 4 $70,200 100.00%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 4 $34,133 100.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $49,063 75.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $64,048 75.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 3 $225,479 75.00%
Transportation Managers 3 $61,152 75.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 3 $31,540 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 1 $23,400 10.00%
Animal Scientists 1 $51,667 10.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $92,380 10.00%
Loan Officers 1 $43,909 10.00%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1 $46,987 10.00%
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers 1 $51,210 10.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $63,586 10.00%
Athletic Trainers 1 $31,950 10.00%
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 1 $29,598 10.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 1 $75,358 10.00%
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 %
Panama 2 $67,746 50.00%
Uganda 2 $105,477 50.00%
Namibia 2 $60,924 50.00%
Bhutan 2 $67,330 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $58,583 50.00%
Laos 2 $46,873 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $108,816 50.00%
Guinea 2 $64,647 50.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 50.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synechron Inc 507 $88,675 92.35%
System Soft Technologies Llc 464 $80,413 84.67%
Asta Crs Inc 455 $68,218 84.57%
Elevance Health Inc 455 $112,830 86.83%
Igate Technologies Inc 453 $66,464 91.33%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 445 $77,547 91.19%
I Link Solutions Inc 435 $77,599 92.55%
Vcu Health System Authority 433 $64,963 93.12%
Antra Inc 427 $79,526 92.03%
Syscom Technologies Inc 427 $70,203 92.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bloomaker Usa Inc 12 $28,829 100.00%
Amy Hicks 12 $24,142 100.00%
Old Church Sod Llc 11 $20,019 100.00%
We Care Labor Services Inc 11 $27,547 100.00%
Chesterfield Berry Farm Inc 11 $19,953 100.00%
Ward Oyster Co 11 $23,990 100.00%
Red Sun Farms Llc 11 $23,938 100.00%
River Ridge Land And Cattle Company Llc 10 $27,749 100.00%
Waynesboro Nurseries Inc 10 $26,878 100.00%
Bryant Orchards Inc 10 $28,425 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dynamic Technology Inc 46 $105,152 41.44%
Sapot Systems Inc 46 $114,777 41.44%
Protege Llc 45 $113,657 40.91%
Hiva Inc 45 $19,926 41.28%
Pvk Corporation 43 $96,140 40.19%
Enliven Technologies Inc 42 $118,394 40.38%
Dpr Solutions Inc 42 $104,727 40.38%
Karsun Solutions Llc 41 $112,877 39.81%
Sann It Solutions Inc 41 $116,360 40.20%
Oath Holdings Inc 40 $102,035 39.22%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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