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 %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sky Technologies Llc 108 $96,996 89.26%
Itek Software Llc 108 $82,175 89.26%
Google Llc 108 $122,673 90.76%
Moxie It Solutions 108 $90,992 91.53%
Mphasis Corporation 107 $81,787 90.68%
Edgeit Corp 107 $61,988 90.68%
Cosmic I Llc 106 $59,112 90.60%
Compugain Llc 106 $103,017 90.60%
Aarna Priya Inc 106 $90,930 90.60%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 105 $87,339 90.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beaufort Hollow Farms Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Fox Grape Farm Cut Flowers Design 1 $20,857 100.00%
Layne Anthony R 1 $20,530 100.00%
Smitten Salem Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Church Hill Produce 1 $23,442 100.00%
Clc Garden Center Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Classic Llc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Cedar Oak Farm Llc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Donald L Moore 1 $19,947 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Hollanddublin 1 $32,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Truist Bank 11 $82,481 35.48%
Mastercard International Incorporated 11 $118,849 35.48%
Whereoware Llc 10 $91,411 32.26%
Aecom Usa Inc 10 $59,929 33.33%
Ironworks Consulting Llc 10 $88,370 33.33%
Mcfadyen Consulting Group Inc 10 $120,386 33.33%
Clarabridge 10 $100,763 33.33%
The Bureau Of National Affairs 10 $117,226 33.33%
Ces Consulting Llc 10 $100,006 33.33%
The Hanover Research Council 10 $77,757 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Agencies 34 $93,622 97.14%
Travel Agencies 33 $71,167 94.29%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 33 $57,813 94.29%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services 32 $46,435 94.12%
Other Services Related To Advertising 31 $98,129 93.94%
Building Finishing Contractors 31 $48,190 93.94%
Flooring Contractors 30 $48,218 93.75%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 30 $64,223 96.77%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 28 $111,750 90.32%
Solid Waste Collection 27 $32,847 90.00%

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