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 %
Genetic Counselors 3 $80,524 75.00%
Tax Preparers 3 $39,936 75.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 3 $67,822 75.00%
Choreographers 3 $57,900 75.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 3 $76,634 75.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $51,640 75.00%
Radiologic Technologists 3 $52,721 75.00%
Historians 3 $58,587 75.00%
Transportation Inspectors 3 $46,571 100.00%
Curators 3 $53,026 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Verizon Data Services Llc 196 $100,719 87.50%
Swift Inc 196 $98,876 87.89%
Nest Technologies Corporation 195 $79,200 88.64%
Applied Predictive Technologies 193 $77,284 88.53%
Brillio Llc 192 $81,473 88.89%
Computer Sciences Corporation 191 $84,816 88.84%
Logicatechinc 191 $64,117 90.52%
Izeal Inc 189 $78,000 89.57%
North Dome Solutions 189 $60,705 90.00%
Fujitsu America Inc 188 $81,789 89.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Onsite Ag Services 5 $29,411 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 5 $25,201 100.00%
Fitzgerald Farms Llc 5 $25,505 100.00%
Lowfields Farm Llc 5 $21,228 100.00%
Whitesides Sweet Corn 5 $29,444 100.00%
Rosas Garden Family Farm Llc 5 $31,138 100.00%
Stephen W Gallmeyer Sr 5 $23,304 100.00%
Magnolia Packing Inc Va 5 $39,636 100.00%
Famesgate Stables Llc 5 $28,417 100.00%
Mountain View Farms Of Virginia Lc 4 $24,149 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 22 $98,589 36.07%
Ruppert Landscape Inc 22 $28,008 36.07%
Kt Enterprises Inc 22 $27,196 36.67%
Nexsolv Inc 22 $119,186 37.29%
Namtra Business Solutions Inc 21 $77,759 35.59%
Technology Ventures Llc 21 $90,006 36.21%
Octo Consulting Group Inc 21 $109,429 36.21%
Gemini It Labs Inc 21 $80,479 36.84%
Mid Atlantic Steel Erectors 21 $35,473 36.84%
Epic 21 $107,983 37.50%

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