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
174,538 89.42% $81,396 H-1B
17,704 9.07% $93,891 PERM
1,488 0.76% $24,851 H-2A
1,462 0.75% $94,307 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 195,192 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 174,538 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.42% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,704 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.07% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Document Management Specialists 3 $115,891 100.00%
Investment Fund Managers 3 $111,072 100.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 3 $109,269 100.00%
Bill and Account Collectors 2 $27,154 66.67%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2 $26,437 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2 $30,597 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 2 $35,724 66.67%
Broadcast Technicians 2 $28,091 66.67%
Office Clerks, General 2 $29,040 66.67%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2 $36,213 66.67%
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 12,968 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Austria 3 $79,532 50.00%
Latvia 2 $47,601 40.00%
Czech Republic 2 $71,521 40.00%
Paraguay 2 $30,056 40.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 40.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 40.00%
Bhutan 2 $67,330 50.00%
Grenada 2 $80,465 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $79,664 50.00%
Namibia 2 $60,924 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conflux Systems Inc 42 $96,611 87.50%
Saksoft Inc 42 $64,637 87.50%
Softcorp International Inc 42 $85,509 89.36%
International Cloud Business Inc 42 $85,366 89.36%
Eksource Technologies Inc 42 $75,741 89.36%
Paladion Networks Private Limited 42 $76,175 89.36%
Airlines Reporting Corporation 42 $94,389 89.36%
Ark Solutions Inc 42 $77,068 89.36%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 41 $118,210 87.23%
Infogravity Llc 41 $85,057 87.23%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 73,802 $79,368 91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,931 $86,615 91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,350 $85,856 87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,621 $53,879 79.74%
Credit Card Issuing 5,344 $89,498 91.82%
Other Computer Related Services 5,050 $81,311 89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,567 $85,314 93.04%
Engineering Services 3,117 $76,382 89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,962 $81,518 97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 2,630 $94,624 94.30%

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 $81,396. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage