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 %
Reporters and Correspondents 2 $47,154 66.67%
Printing Press Operators 2 $34,549 66.67%
Food Science Technicians 2 $36,171 66.67%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2 $36,150 66.67%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 2 $46,103 66.67%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 2 $52,988 66.67%
Therapists, All Other 2 $47,112 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 2 $43,233 66.67%
Fashion Designers 2 $47,019 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 2 $52,367 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 1 $29,598 11.11%
Credit Counselors 1 $47,736 11.11%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1 $36,400 11.11%
Insurance Sales Agents 1 $75,358 11.11%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 1 $59,363 11.11%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $47,520 11.11%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 1 $14,955 11.11%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 1 $22,942 11.11%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1 $17,826 11.11%
Home Appliance Repairers 1 $30,347 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 %
Icsa Inc 24 $99,027 92.31%
Agility Technologies Llc 23 $61,306 88.46%
Manassas Park City Schools 23 $54,645 88.46%
Softnice Inc 23 $73,717 88.46%
Fam Construction Llc 23 $70,802 88.46%
Tetra Tech Inc 23 $77,769 88.46%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 23 $102,691 88.46%
Enternet Business Systems Inc 23 $86,489 88.46%
Sunrise Senior Living Management Inc 23 $90,373 88.46%
Reliant Vision Group Inc 23 $78,660 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sierra Corp 2 $63,097 40.00%
The Teaching Company Sales Llc 2 $98,613 40.00%
Bart Associates Inc 2 $64,293 40.00%
Almo Construction Inc 2 $56,212 40.00%
K K Sheet Metal Inc 2 $40,228 40.00%
Ahmadiyar Motamedi Ii Pllc 2 $128,159 40.00%
Wilbur Smith Associates 2 $59,675 40.00%
The Allied Professional Llc Ta The Eisenhour Ea 2 $28,538 40.00%
Jacobs Engineering 2 $79,820 40.00%
Granite Design Inc 2 $66,612 40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage