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 %
Syria 6 $84,396 35.29%
Tunisia 6 $53,774 37.50%
Saudi Arabia 6 $103,428 42.86%
Belize 6 $20,276 46.15%
Slovakia 6 $81,237 46.15%
Belgium 5 $111,891 38.46%
Cameroon 5 $44,341 41.67%
Iraq 5 $50,278 41.67%
Burma (myanmar) 5 $58,540 41.67%
Belarus 5 $73,910 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Akhsaya Inc 362 $65,380 94.03%
Nexus It Inc 341 $80,225 88.80%
George Mason University 328 $56,487 86.32%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 328 $95,260 88.89%
Successfactors Inc 326 $95,646 92.61%
Technogen Inc 316 $88,538 92.13%
Stratedge Inc 310 $64,533 93.09%
Cvent Inc 303 $90,428 91.54%
Iconma Llc 295 $82,651 89.39%
Gva Infotech Inc 294 $77,686 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marys Alpaca Llc 9 $26,460 100.00%
Loiss Produce Llc 9 $23,903 100.00%
Russell Orchards 9 $24,842 100.00%
Rouge River Farms Inc Va 8 $31,130 100.00%
Byrd Farm Enterprises Llc 8 $21,403 100.00%
Nichols Farm Llc 8 $27,079 100.00%
Samuel M Giles 8 $20,576 100.00%
Juan And Maria Pineda 8 $25,847 100.00%
Stephen W Gallmeyer 8 $30,176 100.00%
Tidewater Mulch Material Inc 8 $26,049 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alarmcom Inc 35 $98,413 38.46%
Ridge Business Solutions Llc 34 $114,049 37.36%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 33 $88,910 36.26%
Inovant Llc 33 $97,223 36.67%
Shamrock Lawn Landscaping Llc 33 $26,265 37.08%
Software Ag Usa Inc 31 $93,021 35.23%
Ken Systems Inc 31 $114,470 35.23%
The Corporate Executive Board 30 $97,750 34.48%
Primatics Financial Llc 30 $89,446 34.48%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 30 $80,025 34.48%

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