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 %
Deque Systems Inc 9 $88,307 90.00%
Institute For Advanced Learning Research 9 $50,472 90.00%
California University Of Management Sciences 9 $51,041 90.00%
Printpack Inc 9 $66,033 90.00%
Cb Fleet Company Inc 9 $56,412 90.00%
Marymount University 9 $54,383 90.00%
Aga Service Company 9 $57,835 90.00%
Charles City County Public Schools 9 $43,776 90.00%
Northern Virginia Community College 9 $49,747 90.00%
Dynamic Infosys Inc 9 $58,275 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jovanovich Inc Dba Dejan Studio Jewelry 1 $49,650 50.00%
East Wind Restaurant Corp 1 $50,232 50.00%
Strategic Education Inc 1 $97,406 50.00%
Cooley Llp 1 $101,878 50.00%
Dsr Construction Llc 1 $36,109 50.00%
Atec Usa Inc 1 $66,477 50.00%
Ball Rock Inc Dba Princeton Builders 1 $106,558 50.00%
Spidersmart Learning Center 1 $23,566 50.00%
Bombach 1 $24,981 50.00%
Td Bank Na 1 $63,981 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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%

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