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 %
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 1 $47,840 10.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $27,090 10.00%
Microbiologists 1 $53,726 10.00%
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 1 $29,598 10.00%
Animal Trainers 1 $44,699 10.00%
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 1 $23,400 10.00%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1 $32,178 10.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1 $36,400 10.00%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 1 $51,240 10.00%
Team Assemblers 1 $28,746 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 %
Egypt 28 $71,548 38.36%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 40.91%
France 27 $90,475 42.86%
Sri Lanka 25 $68,743 42.37%
Australia 25 $97,817 43.10%
South Africa 24 $71,592 44.44%
Ireland 22 $90,315 42.31%
Ethiopia 22 $79,900 44.00%
Romania 22 $61,297 44.90%
Poland 21 $73,193 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Usa Inc 9 $82,673 90.00%
Global It Services Inc 9 $79,202 90.00%
Equinox It Solutions Llc 9 $84,318 90.00%
American Software Resources Inc 9 $90,388 90.00%
Infovision Technologies Inc 9 $70,766 90.00%
Forvis Llp 9 $84,411 90.00%
Artemis Consulting Inc 9 $94,085 90.00%
Tadjer Cohen Edelson Associates Inc 9 $64,848 90.00%
K Base Technologies Inc 9 $67,055 90.00%
Mint Servicing Inc 9 $73,560 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kratos Technology And Training Solutions Inc 1 $141,294 50.00%
Ejn Family Care Llc 1 $21,486 50.00%
Ebi Llc 1 $58,947 50.00%
Itstac Llc 1 $84,282 50.00%
Buford Road Pharmacy Inc 1 $93,974 50.00%
Elizabeth Kuster 1 $21,486 50.00%
Homedesign Inc 1 $27,893 50.00%
Advanced Business Analytics 1 $77,189 50.00%
Ironnet Cybersecurity 1 $97,594 50.00%
Joo Asian Restaurant Llc 1 $18,366 50.00%

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