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 %
Stratez Infotech Inc 12 $99,821 92.31%
Wissenit Inc 12 $100,438 92.31%
Rab3 Tech Llc 12 $99,320 92.31%
Applied Materials Inc 12 $118,940 92.31%
Qualihi Software Solutions Inc 12 $65,483 92.31%
Unissant Inc 12 $85,036 92.31%
Gannett Satellite Information Network Inc 12 $66,215 92.31%
The United Solutions Group Inc 12 $66,974 92.31%
Ejf Capital Llc 12 $92,799 92.31%
Simplexity Inc 12 $83,439 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North American Management And Business Corporation 1 $129,750 50.00%
Paya Inc 1 $93,933 50.00%
Mercante Inc 1 $105,290 50.00%
Kim Enterprises Inc 1 $41,350 50.00%
Intellectfaces Inc 1 $114,982 50.00%
Weightpack Inc 1 $78,520 50.00%
Somcharoen Group Llc Dba Tara Thai 1 $17,659 50.00%
Dirak Inc 1 $93,912 50.00%
Schneider Electric Systems Usa Inc 1 $73,195 50.00%
Advanced Wellness Centre 1 $62,462 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $28,021 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $26,631 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $27,753 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 11 $35,031 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $27,312 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $28,694 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $28,418 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 8 $25,657 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 7 $25,539 100.00%

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