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 %
Ellucian Company Lp Tpg Company	24	$88,043	88.89%
The Siegfried Group Llp	24	$85,041	88.89%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc	24	$86,535	88.89%
It Vertex Inc	24	$74,543	88.89%
Talteam Inc	24	$98,380	88.89%
Code Ace Solutions Inc	24	$88,499	88.89%
Ge Digital Holdings Llc	24	$105,186	92.31%
Octo Consulting Group Llc	24	$110,734	92.31%
Optimuss Inc	24	$118,121	92.31%
Qualtrics Llc	24	$119,408	92.31%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hanwha Azdel Inc	2	$60,424	40.00%
Glass Project Resources Inc	2	$66,633	40.00%
Cayle Inc Ta Zips Dry Cleaners	2	$18,512	40.00%
L4 Custom Cabinet Co	2	$21,539	40.00%
Fairlakes Exxon Inc	2	$48,589	40.00%
Tredegar Film Products Corporation	2	$85,821	40.00%
Nader Enterprises Ii Inc	2	$20,966	40.00%
Thapa Foods Llc	2	$44,107	40.00%
Sakoonthai Inc Dba Sakoonthai	2	$24,836	40.00%
Corcentric Llc	2	$117,302	40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Investigation And Security Services	2	$82,014	66.67%
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events	2	$34,362	66.67%
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance	2	$58,864	66.67%
Other Poultry Production	2	$63,184	66.67%
Office Supplies Except Paper Manufacturing	2	$122,481	66.67%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$55,796	66.67%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$68,973	66.67%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing	2	$94,320	66.67%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins	2	$69,805	66.67%
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing	2	$72,083	66.67%

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.