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 %
American Technology Services Inc	26	$80,654	89.66%
Eagleforce Associates Inc	26	$78,150	89.66%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation	26	$93,405	89.66%
Rivet Logic Corporation	26	$88,386	89.66%
Momento Usa Llc	26	$59,796	89.66%
Comtek Global Inc	26	$77,974	89.66%
Techno Tasks Inc	26	$100,211	89.66%
Hashi Solutions Llc	26	$94,509	89.66%
Sciencelogic Inc	26	$92,354	89.66%
Wilmer Technologies Inc	26	$92,312	89.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tasdemir Marble Granite Llc	2	$49,275	33.33%
Arc Commercial Services Llc	2	$27,373	33.33%
Homes Media Solutions Llc	2	$89,846	33.33%
Durga Inc	2	$17,680	33.33%
Triangle Environmental Service Center Inc	2	$74,204	33.33%
Appi Foods Llc	2	$34,882	33.33%
Hidy Llc Ta Vienna Valet	2	$19,115	33.33%
Volkert	2	$73,497	33.33%
Bollywood Bistro Of Great Falls Llc	2	$24,212	33.33%
Anitech Corporation	2	$96,595	33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Legal Services	68	$64,810	81.93%
Employment Placement Agencies	68	$81,003	83.95%
Legal Services	68	$62,372	83.95%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	66	$131,368	82.50%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	66	$89,166	82.50%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	66	$98,081	82.50%
Veterinary Services	65	$91,000	83.33%
Computer Training	65	$67,995	83.33%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	65	$62,434	83.33%
Media Representatives	63	$94,372	84.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	7	$55,881	21.88%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	7	$75,147	21.88%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	7	$75,266	21.88%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	7	$54,558	22.58%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	7	$111,928	23.33%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	7	$86,806	23.33%
Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	6	$24,558	20.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	6	$30,704	20.69%
Scheduled Air Transportation	6	$113,464	20.69%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	6	$92,019	21.43%

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.