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 %
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 %
Yahoo Holdings Inc 14 $122,481 87.50%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 14 $101,932 87.50%
Ama Engineers Llc 14 $59,790 87.50%
Fors Marsh Group Llc 14 $74,011 87.50%
Altria Client Services Inc 14 $81,809 87.50%
Thorlabs Inc 14 $73,253 87.50%
Netlogic Solutions Inc 14 $82,610 87.50%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 14 $73,867 87.50%
Dots Technologies Inc 14 $86,592 87.50%
Unicom Technologies Inc 14 $77,343 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advanced Dentistry Of Richmond Pllc 1 $73,174 33.33%
Sas Management Inc 1 $55,474 33.33%
Blueally Llc 1 $114,296 33.33%
Usa Hot Pot Inc Dba Malatang 1 $59,218 33.33%
Sentry Control Systems Llc 1 $130,229 33.33%
Family Dental Of Virginia Llc 1 $42,806 33.33%
Danika Walters 1 $27,498 33.33%
Julie Nutter 1 $24,835 33.33%
Jade Villa Inc 1 $26,270 33.33%
Arteeth Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $40,914 33.33%

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%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 208 $25,876 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 190 $27,346 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 120 $25,823 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 90 $25,995 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $23,813 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 48 $27,446 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 44 $28,040 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 32 $27,682 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,336 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,203 100.00%

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 $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