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
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 126 $112,285 90.00%
Global Wireless Solutions Inc 125 $71,990 89.93%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 124 $72,442 89.21%
American Infosys Inc 124 $65,732 89.86%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 124 $61,791 90.51%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 123 $87,640 90.44%
International Business Machines Corporation 123 $94,156 90.44%
Infogen Software Inc 122 $64,496 91.04%
Alarmcom Incorporated 121 $83,925 90.30%
Quantum Vision Llc 121 $74,476 90.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newmarket Farm Llc 2 $21,576 100.00%
Ridgely Farm Vineyards Llc 2 $32,042 100.00%
Samuel D Piercy Jr 2 $19,354 100.00%
James R Light 2 $19,646 100.00%
Dan Valley Farm 2 $22,870 100.00%
Cloverdale Farm 2 $17,514 100.00%
3 Hands Oyster Company Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Whitacre Family Farms Llc 2 $32,885 100.00%
River Ridge Land Cattle Llc 2 $23,442 100.00%
Dennis J Burnett 2 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guident Technologies Inc 12 $93,085 34.29%
Volkswagen Of America 12 $119,675 34.29%
Csxperts Llc 12 $66,707 34.29%
Altum Inc 12 $92,782 34.29%
Sila Solutions Group 12 $83,316 34.29%
Abb Inc 12 $73,715 34.29%
Alfa Laval Inc 12 $99,648 34.29%
Sv Tech Inc 12 $104,380 34.29%
Hewlett Packard Company 12 $79,588 34.29%
Crystal Dental Lab Inc 12 $30,623 34.29%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Agencies 34 $93,622 97.14%
Travel Agencies 33 $71,167 94.29%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 33 $57,813 94.29%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services 32 $46,435 94.12%
Other Services Related To Advertising 31 $98,129 93.94%
Building Finishing Contractors 31 $48,190 93.94%
Flooring Contractors 30 $48,218 93.75%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 30 $64,223 96.77%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 28 $111,750 90.32%
Solid Waste Collection 27 $32,847 90.00%

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 $83,459. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage