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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $56,930 50.00%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1 $73,070 50.00%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 1 $31,450 50.00%
Teacher Assistants 1 $39,660 50.00%
Home Appliance Repairers 1 $50,690 50.00%
Copy Writers 1 $57,637 50.00%
Logistics Managers 1 $95,016 50.00%
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio 1 $41,704 50.00%
Geneticists 1 $47,653 50.00%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $66,200 50.00%
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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egypt 28 $71,548 38.36%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 40.91%
France 27 $90,475 42.86%
Sri Lanka 25 $68,743 42.37%
Australia 25 $97,817 43.10%
South Africa 24 $71,592 44.44%
Ireland 22 $90,315 42.31%
Ethiopia 22 $79,900 44.00%
Romania 22 $61,297 44.90%
Poland 21 $73,193 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Istream Solutions Inc 262 $90,697 89.42%
James Madison University 254 $44,958 86.99%
Indus Group Inc 249 $69,396 85.86%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc 249 $74,188 86.76%
The College Of William And Mary 242 $46,654 84.32%
Microstrategy Incorporated 241 $79,367 86.38%
Hanusoft Inc 239 $60,741 85.97%
Dr Technologies Inc 235 $64,809 85.14%
Softthink Solutions Inc 232 $81,760 85.93%
Technical Strategies Inc 231 $76,423 85.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Cabbage Farm 7 $24,933 100.00%
Oak Grove Ag Llc 7 $28,980 100.00%
Barajas Produce Llc 7 $30,436 100.00%
Marker Miller Orchard Lp Llp 6 $20,266 100.00%
Lucks Farm 6 $24,728 100.00%
Cross Keys Vineyards Llc 6 $27,522 100.00%
Snake Creek Farms 6 $19,434 100.00%
Glenmary Farm Llc 6 $28,590 100.00%
Abernethy Spencer Greenhouses Llc 6 $19,777 100.00%
Ricky Horton 6 $19,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whip Systems Llc Dba Aroghia Group Llc 28 $106,634 35.90%
Symplicity Corporation 27 $83,421 35.06%
The Diligent Group Llc 27 $103,248 35.53%
Teleworld Solutions Inc 27 $94,918 35.53%
Riverside Medical Group 26 $127,184 34.67%
Disys Solutions Inc 26 $97,669 35.14%
Globalgate It Solutions Llc 26 $111,543 35.14%
Sky Solutions Llc 26 $113,311 35.14%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 26 $119,602 35.14%
Esvee Technologies Inc 26 $99,022 35.14%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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