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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Analysts	62	$81,212	64.58%
Industrial Engineers	59	$83,480	62.11%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	55	$134,249	61.80%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	55	$40,605	67.90%
Computer Network Architects	52	$116,973	64.20%
General and Operations Managers	50	$109,457	61.73%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	44	$44,930	57.14%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43	$40,655	55.84%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	43	$91,709	56.58%
Dentists, General	41	$91,209	54.67%

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 %
Anthem Inc	1,450	$92,778	96.47%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,343	$69,452	90.19%
Accenture Llp	1,236	$88,772	90.82%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University	1,222	$53,775	90.25%
Capgemini America Inc	1,219	$84,232	92.91%
University Of Virginia	1,037	$58,157	82.17%
Akvarr Inc	976	$63,985	97.70%
Rei Systems Inc	933	$85,668	96.28%
Capital One National Association	814	$90,848	84.27%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	791	$88,062	83.53%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Celcite Management Solutions Llc	138	$86,150	53.28%
Data Concepts Llc	108	$77,013	43.20%
Airway Sheet Metal Co Inc	101	$18,829	46.12%
Ssatech Inc	98	$116,864	46.23%
Accenture Llp	92	$134,481	43.40%
Netvision Resources Inc	91	$91,263	45.27%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc	77	$82,891	39.90%
Concepts Information Technology Inc	77	$99,352	45.29%
Hanusoft Inc	74	$88,297	44.85%
Cgi Federal Inc	72	$85,816	44.44%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.