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 %
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2 $61,818 66.67%
Counseling Psychologists 2 $53,675 66.67%
Insurance Sales Agents 2 $75,577 66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technicians 2 $50,666 66.67%
Rehabilitation Counselors 2 $34,975 66.67%
Nanosystems Engineers 2 $57,171 66.67%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2 $36,150 66.67%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2 $36,213 66.67%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 2 $93,151 66.67%
Bill and Account Collectors 2 $27,154 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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egypt 28 $71,548 38.36%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 40.91%
France 27 $90,475 42.86%
Sri Lanka 25 $68,743 42.37%
Australia 25 $97,817 43.10%
South Africa 24 $71,592 44.44%
Romania 22 $61,297 42.31%
Ireland 22 $90,315 44.00%
Ethiopia 22 $79,900 44.90%
Poland 21 $73,193 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amiti Consulting Inc 289 $79,687 89.20%
Sapient Corporation 288 $100,944 91.14%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc 288 $72,489 91.43%
Navy Federal Credit Union 286 $119,140 92.26%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 282 $96,951 90.97%
Oracle America Inc 281 $112,454 90.65%
Zillion Technologies Inc 281 $75,134 93.05%
Carilion Medical Center 278 $69,662 92.98%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 266 $94,926 89.56%
Deloitte Tax Llp 265 $74,836 90.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Severts Tree Farm Llc 8 $22,347 100.00%
New Market Farm Llc 7 $28,713 100.00%
Nokomis Farm 7 $28,053 100.00%
Laverys Sod Farm Inc 7 $27,456 100.00%
Abernethy Spencer Green Houses 7 $24,865 100.00%
Rouge River Farms Inc 7 $25,596 100.00%
Eastern Virginia Nursery Llc 7 $27,551 100.00%
Bremo Trees Llc 7 $19,968 100.00%
Juan Carlos Ordaz 7 $25,762 100.00%
Ethan Richard Winn 7 $30,579 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tma Resources Inc 29 $109,791 33.72%
Applied Predictive Technologies 29 $97,931 33.72%
Global Wireless Solutions 29 $81,337 34.12%
Canopy One Solutions Inc 29 $110,885 34.94%
Lorton Stone Llc 29 $44,555 34.94%
Columbia College 28 $56,843 34.15%
Hcentive 28 $88,277 35.00%
Digital Intelligence Systems Llc 28 $110,284 35.00%
American Institutes For Research 28 $61,101 35.00%
Nexus It Inc 28 $108,693 35.44%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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.

State Avg Wage