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 %
American Turkish Friendship Association	14	$53,533	93.33%
Smithfield Foods Inc	14	$69,201	93.33%
Abc Imaging Of Washington Inc	14	$78,645	93.33%
Landdesign Inc	14	$52,822	93.33%
Objectvideo Labs Llc	13	$123,390	86.67%
Proxicom Inc	13	$136,139	86.67%
Riverside Health System Riverside Medical Group	13	$171,430	86.67%
Rite Pros Inc	13	$97,733	86.67%
Harpro Tech Inc	13	$107,701	86.67%
Gd Infotek Llc	13	$101,774	86.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Richmond Ballet	1	$43,805	33.33%
W W Nash Sons Inc	1	$18,283	33.33%
Freightcar America Inc	1	$127,338	33.33%
Aecom International Development Inc	1	$89,939	33.33%
Rfid Global Solution	1	$125,757	33.33%
Warren Cafe Inc Ta Warren Cafe	1	$22,339	33.33%
Chun Ma Taekwondo Inc	1	$72,987	33.33%
Atlantic Diving Supply Inc	1	$75,358	33.33%
Washington Tae Kwon Do Academy Inc	1	$26,040	33.33%
Vigario Managment Corp Dba Dunkin Donuts	1	$33,530	33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	23	$27,954	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	23	$27,149	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	19	$23,561	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	17	$23,071	100.00%
Shellfish Farming	17	$26,294	100.00%
Hay Farming	16	$26,978	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	16	$27,733	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	15	$26,402	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	13	$26,298	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$27,594	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.