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 %
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 1 $24,981 50.00%
Skincare Specialists 1 $25,022 50.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $26,894 50.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $27,373 50.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1 $28,392 50.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $29,370 50.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $29,744 50.00%
Producers 1 $30,181 50.00%
Tax Preparers 1 $30,347 50.00%
Food Processing Workers, All Other 1 $31,200 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Real Estate Sales Agents 1 $69,514 12.50%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1 $26,250 12.50%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1 $32,178 12.50%
Audiologists 1 $56,139 12.50%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1 $27,602 12.50%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1 $27,830 12.50%
Landscape Architects 1 $54,371 12.50%
Nursery Workers 1 $17,181 12.50%
Barbers 1 $26,978 12.50%
Legal Secretaries 1 $87,610 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 %
Smartedge It Llc 25 $92,855 92.59%
Federated Wireless Inc 25 $112,357 92.59%
Skysoft Inc 25 $92,793 92.59%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 25 $73,177 92.59%
Lt Technology Services Limited 25 $51,681 92.59%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 24 $81,782 88.89%
Northstar Group Inc 24 $74,379 88.89%
Cloudray Inc 24 $69,773 88.89%
Ics Nett Inc 24 $67,191 88.89%
Staid Logic Llc 24 $70,349 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Primedoc Of Richmond Pca 2 $126,942 40.00%
Same Day Cabinets 2 $46,114 40.00%
Books International Inc 2 $76,222 40.00%
Rand Construction Corporation 2 $77,896 40.00%
Graham Holdings Company 2 $82,576 40.00%
Vca Inc 2 $92,456 40.00%
Techtrend Inc 2 $78,728 40.00%
Kmg Hauling Inc 2 $34,195 40.00%
Smithfield Foods Inc And Subsidiaries 2 $71,458 40.00%
A2z Distribution Inc 2 $37,430 40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Spectator Sports 1 $44,013 100.00%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation 1 $98,550 100.00%
Executive And Legislative Offices Combined 1 $50,086 100.00%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 1 $121,701 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $41,101 100.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $69,347 100.00%
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing 1 $75,088 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $83,221 100.00%
Private Households 1 $35,690 100.00%
Sound Recording Industries 1 $117,853 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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