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 %
Document Management Specialists	3	$115,891	100.00%
Investment Fund Managers	3	$111,072	100.00%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$58,167	66.67%
Radiation Therapists	2	$75,088	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	2	$35,724	66.67%
Fashion Designers	2	$47,019	66.67%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	2	$52,988	66.67%
Reporters and Correspondents	2	$47,154	66.67%
Psychiatric Technicians	2	$38,272	66.67%
Residential Advisors	2	$36,192	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nuclear Engineers	1	$92,685	11.11%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	1	$22,942	11.11%
Training and Development Managers	1	$122,450	11.11%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	1	$86,570	11.11%
Architectural Drafters	1	$43,077	11.11%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1	$29,266	11.11%
Nursery Workers	1	$17,181	11.11%
Microbiologists	1	$53,726	11.11%
Animal Scientists	1	$51,667	11.11%
Parts Salespersons	1	$21,528	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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Panama	2	$67,746	50.00%
Uganda	2	$105,477	50.00%
Namibia	2	$60,924	50.00%
Bhutan	2	$67,330	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$58,583	50.00%
Laos	2	$46,873	50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro	2	$108,816	50.00%
Guinea	2	$64,647	50.00%
Mali	2	$59,780	50.00%
Macedonia	2	$97,032	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Capital One Services Llc	5,517	$92,333	92.17%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,546	$92,985	98.47%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2,970	$86,755	96.30%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	2,876	$88,151	95.11%
Infosys Limited	2,526	$70,290	97.79%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,512	$87,230	98.66%
Amazon Web Services Inc	2,322	$95,244	94.16%
Wipro Limited	2,232	$75,947	92.92%
Amazoncom Services Llc	2,150	$104,429	95.85%
Ust Global Inc	1,927	$66,151	95.63%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association Inc	47	$29,686	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc	36	$25,515	100.00%
Mt Clifton Fruit Company Llc	34	$24,061	100.00%
Timber Ridge Fruit Farm Llc	32	$25,311	100.00%
West Oaks Farm Llc	28	$25,751	100.00%
Fitzgeralds Orchards	26	$25,127	100.00%
David Mann	26	$24,514	100.00%
Horton Vineyards Inc	26	$24,885	100.00%
Silver Creek Orchards Inc	24	$25,667	100.00%
Springwood Farms Llc	24	$24,716	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Capital One Services Llc	1,442	$84,015	100.00%
Anthem Inc	411	$101,255	35.55%
Idexcel Inc	370	$103,132	70.48%
Sweet Virginia Care Llc	266	$24,378	56.96%
Rei Systems Inc	237	$106,050	57.66%
Asta Crs Inc	180	$103,639	46.15%
Capital One National Association	174	$81,852	47.03%
Ernst Young Us Llp	171	$114,093	46.85%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc	166	$112,790	55.33%
Lancesoft Inc	163	$104,301	56.60%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Religious Organizations	180	$43,850	81.82%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	180	$108,286	92.78%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	162	$88,374	90.00%
Software Publishers	161	$119,379	90.45%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	157	$73,779	88.20%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	155	$72,899	93.37%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	152	$85,299	91.57%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	151	$106,633	92.07%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	146	$78,438	90.12%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	144	$72,133	88.89%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	1	$31,013	50.00%
Other Grain Farming	1	$26,354	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Telecommunications	77	$92,210	90.59%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	74	$73,306	96.10%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	73	$85,254	94.81%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	97.30%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	70	$87,707	95.89%
Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	66	$40,328	91.67%
Environmental Consulting Services	62	$85,006	88.57%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	57	$100,054	86.36%
Credit Unions	57	$117,770	91.94%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	96.49%

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.