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 %
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 %
Opel Systems Inc 9 $72,109 90.00%
Qverge Llc 9 $73,563 90.00%
Abeyon Llc 9 $67,498 90.00%
Laksan Technologies Llc 9 $72,250 90.00%
Sat Solutions Llc 9 $76,114 90.00%
Hill Phoenix Inc 9 $67,586 90.00%
Sumitomo Machinery Corporation Of America 9 $66,532 90.00%
Promag Systems Inc 9 $68,698 90.00%
Altum Inc 9 $79,706 90.00%
Prabhav Eglobal Services 9 $75,190 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Enhesa Inc 1 $56,430 50.00%
Crumpton Group Llc 1 $82,326 50.00%
Ak Millwork Inc 1 $39,021 50.00%
Sigal Bernstein 1 $20,634 50.00%
Precision Mortgage Llc 1 $71,053 50.00%
Css Contractors Inc 1 $41,829 50.00%
Speedy Glz Construction Inc 1 $45,614 50.00%
Seri Perak Caterers Llc 1 $30,680 50.00%
Total Tennis Inc Dba Mclean Racquet Health 1 $53,780 50.00%
Usui International Corporation 1 $73,798 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Wineries 5 $34,832 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $28,460 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 3 $26,395 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $29,973 100.00%

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