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 %
Tajikistan 5 $56,559 45.45%
Belgium 5 $111,891 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $44,341 45.45%
Iraq 5 $50,278 45.45%
New Zealand 4 $67,083 40.00%
Croatia 4 $81,630 40.00%
Malawi 4 $45,299 44.44%
Georgia 4 $77,678 44.44%
Hong Kong 4 $62,655 50.00%
Senegal 4 $90,872 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icf Incorporated Llc 229 $79,329 86.74%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 228 $87,255 88.72%
Microsoft Corporation 227 $106,279 88.67%
Nivid Infotech Inc 223 $88,807 87.80%
Cgi Federal Inc 222 $89,295 87.75%
Mc Dean Inc 221 $78,383 87.35%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 220 $103,864 87.65%
Adaequare Inc 220 $86,099 89.43%
Virtusa Corporation 220 $87,173 89.43%
Sprint Corporation 219 $89,580 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
James River Nurseries Inc 6 $28,104 100.00%
Sunset Hills Vineyard Llc 6 $28,278 100.00%
Rivahview Farms 6 $27,082 100.00%
Ticonderoga Farms Llc 6 $28,444 100.00%
Henley Farm Lp 6 $22,194 100.00%
Severt Tree Farms Llc 6 $19,341 100.00%
Las Princesas Corporation 6 $30,767 100.00%
Irmael Labor Company Llc 6 $31,117 100.00%
Fleetwood Farm Winery Llc 6 $28,444 100.00%
Nichols Farm Lc 6 $20,266 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transaction Network Services Inc 25 $111,745 34.25%
Teleworld Solutions 25 $102,151 34.72%
Salesforcecom 25 $311,477 34.72%
Synopsys Inc 25 $112,859 34.72%
Tidewater Home Care Inc 25 $21,298 34.72%
Zytusinc 24 $87,091 34.29%
Capital One Services Inc 24 $58,439 34.29%
Battlefield Farms Inc 24 $43,806 34.29%
Harris Corporation 24 $76,631 35.82%
Dimension Consulting 24 $95,032 36.36%

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