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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 381 $83,957 86.79%
Sales Engineers 357 $102,905 81.88%
Human Resources Specialists 340 $61,369 85.43%
Biological Scientists, All Other 323 $50,015 86.60%
Training and Development Specialists 312 $55,964 84.32%
Dentists, General 299 $109,124 84.46%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 299 $43,247 86.92%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 291 $63,017 85.59%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 272 $55,563 83.18%
Financial Specialists, All Other 250 $75,424 77.88%
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 12,968 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turkey 94 $67,982 42.15%
Bangladesh 86 $55,679 38.57%
Thailand 74 $28,449 35.07%
Iran 69 $48,375 35.38%
Mongolia 67 $45,953 44.97%
Vietnam 60 $55,972 42.25%
United Kingdom 55 $92,000 41.67%
Taiwan 52 $79,121 39.69%
Colombia 51 $60,185 43.22%
Nigeria 48 $86,927 44.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 5,124 $88,967 91.65%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,161 $90,979 98.38%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 2,640 $86,620 92.70%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,584 $84,347 98.55%
Infosys Limited 2,493 $69,837 99.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,441 $85,812 97.17%
Wipro Limited 2,204 $75,757 90.48%
Ust Global Inc 1,814 $64,754 95.37%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,794 $90,555 95.73%
Amazoncom Services Llc 1,473 $99,838 94.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 1,370 $82,846 100.00%
Anthem Inc 411 $101,255 39.07%
Idexcel Inc 370 $103,132 82.96%
Rei Systems Inc 212 $103,784 48.29%
Asta Crs Inc 165 $103,768 40.15%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 162 $112,181 41.54%
Lancesoft Inc 161 $103,665 43.51%
Sweet Virginia Care Llc 159 $23,494 43.68%
Ernst Young Us Llp 155 $113,309 51.67%
Capital One National Association 150 $78,619 53.19%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $27,954 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 23 $27,149 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $23,561 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 17 $23,071 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 17 $26,294 100.00%
Hay Farming 16 $26,978 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 16 $27,733 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $26,402 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 13 $26,298 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 13 $27,594 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage