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 %
Office Clerks, General	2	$29,040	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$80,506	66.67%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	2	$26,437	66.67%
Securities and Commodities Traders	2	$70,179	66.67%
Food Science Technicians	2	$36,171	66.67%
Therapists, All Other	2	$47,112	66.67%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	2	$219,024	100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	2	$43,233	100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	2	$47,307	100.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2	$53,924	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	1	$26,250	11.11%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	1	$115,440	11.11%
Audiologists	1	$56,139	11.11%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	1	$42,578	11.11%
Barbers	1	$26,978	11.11%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$53,040	11.11%
Animal Trainers	1	$44,699	11.11%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	1	$32,178	12.50%
Helpers--Electricians	1	$32,552	12.50%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	1	$27,602	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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	6,975	$114,644	44.94%
China	784	$84,332	50.32%
South Korea	407	$49,024	26.95%
El Salvador	350	$253,847	45.34%
Mexico	333	$42,762	46.12%
Nepal	254	$77,322	42.76%
Pakistan	231	$67,767	40.46%
Philippines	227	$50,731	42.75%
Canada	169	$96,739	43.00%
Brazil	114	$62,033	36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Prime Solutions Inc	139	$66,283	90.26%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc	137	$102,139	89.54%
Natsoft Corporation	136	$85,269	88.89%
Erp Analysts Inc	136	$91,179	88.89%
Karsun Solutions Llc	135	$103,625	88.24%
Apogee Medical Group Virginia Pc	135	$123,232	89.40%
Lancesoft Inc	133	$68,256	88.67%
Itech Us Inc	133	$86,828	89.86%
Ssa Tech Inc	131	$91,476	89.12%
Btree Solutions Inc	131	$82,170	89.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meadowspring Turf Llc	2	$18,004	100.00%
Spring Hollow Farms Llc	2	$30,233	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Va28	2	$31,949	100.00%
Jack Pot 777 Farms Llc	2	$32,042	100.00%
Garners Produce	2	$19,354	100.00%
R Hart Hudson Farms	2	$19,469	100.00%
Dixon Land Management Llc	2	$31,013	100.00%
Carranza Farming Llc	2	$32,885	100.00%
Tidewater Mulch And Material Inc	2	$22,870	100.00%
Ashton Creek Vineyard Llc	2	$31,949	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fonteva Inc	14	$104,572	36.84%
Mungkorn Thong Inc	14	$17,769	36.84%
Leidos	14	$96,494	36.84%
Sevatec Inc	14	$130,713	36.84%
Molina Technologies Llc	14	$127,673	36.84%
Cloud Bc Labs Inc	14	$151,430	36.84%
Leesburg Life Care Llc Dba Heritage Hall Leesburg	14	$30,659	37.84%
Tm Ge Automation Systems International Llc	13	$67,781	35.14%
Softcom Inc	13	$111,115	35.14%
Virginia University Of Oriental Medicine	13	$49,899	35.14%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Individual And Family Services	53	$56,267	88.33%
Other Financial Investment Activities	53	$95,045	89.83%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite	53	$70,342	91.38%
Credit Bureaus	52	$121,632	89.66%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	50	$85,275	87.72%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	49	$81,860	85.96%
Child Care Services	48	$31,931	85.71%
Language Schools	48	$45,993	88.89%
Graphic Design Services	47	$48,000	88.68%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	44	$90,883	84.62%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	22	$75,496	95.65%
Roofing Contractors	22	$43,574	100.00%
Other Services To Buildings And Dwellings	22	$61,939	100.00%
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers	21	$92,098	95.45%
Automotive Repair And Maintenance	21	$41,962	95.45%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	21	$97,594	95.45%
Employment Placement Agencies	21	$122,289	95.45%
Nonresidential Building Construction	21	$63,672	95.45%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	21	$63,084	95.45%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	20	$111,532	95.24%

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.