| 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.
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Holdings Inc | 14 | $122,481 | 87.50% |
| Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd | 14 | $101,932 | 87.50% |
| Ama Engineers Llc | 14 | $59,790 | 87.50% |
| Fors Marsh Group Llc | 14 | $74,011 | 87.50% |
| Altria Client Services Inc | 14 | $81,809 | 87.50% |
| Thorlabs Inc | 14 | $73,253 | 87.50% |
| Netlogic Solutions Inc | 14 | $82,610 | 87.50% |
| Resource Informatics Group Inc | 14 | $73,867 | 87.50% |
| Dots Technologies Inc | 14 | $86,592 | 87.50% |
| Unicom Technologies Inc | 14 | $77,343 | 87.50% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry Of Richmond Pllc | 1 | $73,174 | 33.33% |
| Sas Management Inc | 1 | $55,474 | 33.33% |
| Blueally Llc | 1 | $114,296 | 33.33% |
| Usa Hot Pot Inc Dba Malatang | 1 | $59,218 | 33.33% |
| Sentry Control Systems Llc | 1 | $130,229 | 33.33% |
| Family Dental Of Virginia Llc | 1 | $42,806 | 33.33% |
| Danika Walters | 1 | $27,498 | 33.33% |
| Julie Nutter | 1 | $24,835 | 33.33% |
| Jade Villa Inc | 1 | $26,270 | 33.33% |
| Arteeth Dental Laboratory Inc | 1 | $40,914 | 33.33% |
| 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% |
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.