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 %
Radiation Therapists	2	$75,088	100.00%
Genetic Counselors	2	$79,435	100.00%
Securities and Commodities Traders	2	$70,179	100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	2	$93,151	100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$80,506	100.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	2	$218,619	100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	2	$219,024	100.00%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	1	$16,099	50.00%
Production Workers, All Other	1	$18,554	50.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1	$21,840	50.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	1	$86,570	12.50%
Parts Salespersons	1	$21,528	12.50%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	1	$115,440	12.50%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1	$53,373	12.50%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$27,830	12.50%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	1	$42,619	12.50%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	1	$64,438	12.50%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1	$63,565	12.50%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	1	$55,827	12.50%
Physical Therapist Aides	1	$20,322	12.50%

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 %
Adobe Systems Incorporated	25	$90,589	89.29%
Verato Inc	25	$99,877	89.29%
Igate Global Solutions An Igate Company	25	$68,075	89.29%
Veena Corp	25	$81,554	89.29%
Envirta Technologies Llc	25	$77,164	89.29%
Artech Llc	25	$110,852	89.29%
Dimension Consulting	25	$80,999	89.29%
Inadev Corporation	25	$104,193	89.29%
Hdr Architecture Inc	25	$63,439	89.29%
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation	25	$67,741	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tios Capital Llc	2	$80,434	40.00%
Double L Inc	2	$26,728	40.00%
Granite Center Llc	2	$92,643	40.00%
Vision Hair Salon Llc	2	$19,178	40.00%
Turqouise Inc	2	$61,745	40.00%
Profitoptics Inc	2	$94,692	40.00%
Buzco Inc	2	$23,650	40.00%
Adeler Inc	2	$40,415	40.00%
La Milpa Inc Dba La Milpa Real Mexican Restaurant Market	2	$23,806	40.00%
Jgl Construction Inc	2	$37,211	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	2	$74,953	100.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$90,584	100.00%
Correctional Institutions	2	$30,867	100.00%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	2	$60,934	100.00%
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$100,329	100.00%
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$81,921	100.00%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing	2	$100,059	100.00%
Taxi And Limousine Service	2	$50,565	100.00%
Mattress Manufacturing	2	$53,706	100.00%
Other Specialty Food Retailers	2	$74,194	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.