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 %
Softhq 11 $69,281 84.62%
Talent It Services Inc 11 $89,789 84.62%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 11 $74,117 84.62%
Chartway Federal Credit Union 11 $64,704 84.62%
Niftek Inc 11 $82,543 84.62%
I 5 Tech Inc 11 $81,853 84.62%
Saligram Systems Inc 11 $90,337 84.62%
Infosynergy Inc 11 $62,550 84.62%
Icrossing Inc 11 $98,394 84.62%
Fortinet Inc 11 $120,989 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jason D Baker Construction Co Llc 1 $45,677 50.00%
Apple Inc 1 $196,082 50.00%
Nationwide Tire Auto Of Vandorn Dba Nta Of Vandorn Exxon 1 $152,027 50.00%
Commercial Waterproofing Inc 1 $50,752 50.00%
Dixon Hughes Goodman 1 $74,048 50.00%
Lufthansa German Airlines 1 $76,648 50.00%
Myhoa T Baird 1 $28,371 50.00%
Crypsis Digital Security Llc Dba Crypsis Group 1 $95,888 50.00%
County Waste Llc 1 $40,851 50.00%
Mary Baldwin University 1 $39,090 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers 1 $83,782 14.29%
Media Buying Agencies 1 $68,848 14.29%
Other Financial Vehicles 1 $117,853 14.29%
Technical And Trade Schools 1 $55,619 14.29%
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing 1 $52,770 14.29%
Home Centers 1 $76,357 16.67%
Social Advocacy Organizations 1 $89,149 16.67%
Navigational Services To Shipping 1 $135,491 16.67%

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