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 %
Sqa Concepts Inc 536 $72,922 88.89%
Idexcel Inc 536 $86,911 90.54%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 531 $104,105 90.61%
Anira Solutions Inc 531 $75,739 94.82%
Microstrategy Inc 506 $98,165 91.01%
Ibm Corporation 499 $85,136 90.73%
The University Of Virginia 484 $63,171 88.64%
Synechron Inc 481 $88,086 88.75%
Asurion Llc 456 $99,957 86.36%
Igate Technologies Inc 453 $66,464 85.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nortech North America Inc Dba Ngs Infonet Inc 55 $103,987 41.67%
Uniplus Consultants Inc 55 $96,880 42.64%
Csc Covansys Corporation 54 $102,585 44.26%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 52 $108,831 43.33%
Teksky Llc 51 $115,828 43.22%
International Solutions Group Inc 49 $89,506 41.88%
Cleaners Of America Corporation 49 $18,708 42.24%
Epling Landscaping And Lawn Service Inc 48 $29,912 41.38%
Infocepts Llc 47 $119,340 42.34%
Protege Llc 45 $113,657 40.91%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $28,021 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $26,631 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $27,753 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 11 $35,031 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $27,312 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $28,694 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $28,418 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 8 $25,657 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 7 $25,539 100.00%

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