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%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Sales Agents	1	$75,358	11.11%
Athletic Trainers	1	$31,950	11.11%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	1	$51,240	11.11%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	1	$27,602	11.11%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	1	$66,165	11.11%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$61,043	11.11%
Dancers	1	$43,805	11.11%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	1	$26,458	11.11%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$27,830	11.11%
Prosthodontists	1	$73,174	11.11%

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 %
India	6,419	$114,352	45.39%
China	685	$83,408	45.36%
South Korea	405	$37,966	30.04%
El Salvador	341	$259,605	45.35%
Mexico	278	$42,811	43.37%
Nepal	212	$74,909	40.54%
Pakistan	209	$67,215	42.57%
Philippines	209	$51,448	44.19%
Canada	149	$88,357	41.97%
Brazil	94	$62,514	40.17%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Zume It Inc	23	$82,666	88.46%
Asiacom Americas Inc	23	$66,513	92.00%
Tekorg Inc	23	$98,601	92.00%
Erp Cloud Technologies Llc	23	$90,598	92.00%
Synectics For Management Decisions Inc	23	$95,887	92.00%
Infostretch Corporation	23	$97,777	92.00%
Worldlink Inc	23	$94,807	92.00%
Chags Health Information Technology Llc	23	$91,372	92.00%
Vsion Technologies Inc	23	$100,462	92.00%
Dataedge Inc	23	$90,358	92.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Heartland Employment Services Llc	2	$55,318	40.00%
Caiser Technologies Inc	2	$80,268	40.00%
Eastern Business Machines Inc	2	$59,634	40.00%
Databasics Inc	2	$73,902	40.00%
Ricondo Associates Inc	2	$60,248	40.00%
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation	2	$96,824	40.00%
Dominion Engineering Inc	2	$87,121	40.00%
Shiro 2 Inc	2	$53,206	40.00%
Reitberger Pollekoff Kozak Pc	2	$50,388	40.00%
Swissport Usa Inc	2	$95,680	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Drafting Services	2	$40,987	100.00%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	2	$59,155	100.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	2	$76,346	100.00%
Courts	2	$54,101	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$89,502	100.00%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$53,404	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$114,575	100.00%
Flight Training	2	$57,325	100.00%
Wood Preservation	2	$78,926	100.00%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	2	$71,116	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.