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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $63,565 14.29%
Landscape Architects 1 $54,371 14.29%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $68,197 14.29%
Watch Repairers 1 $38,418 14.29%
Audiologists 1 $56,139 14.29%
Legal Secretaries 1 $87,610 14.29%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $52,541 14.29%
Fundraisers 1 $95,930 14.29%
Social Workers, All Other 1 $21,050 14.29%
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 %
Plateau Software Inc 19 $112,298 90.48%
Stafford County Public Schools 19 $48,290 90.48%
Rehab Management Inc 19 $57,800 90.48%
Culpeper County Public Schools 19 $40,687 90.48%
Fedbid Inc 19 $75,746 90.48%
Counterpart International Inc 19 $59,477 90.48%
Sybase 365 Llc 19 $84,465 90.48%
Information Management Consultants Inc 19 $70,584 90.48%
Dixon Hughes Goodman Llp 19 $66,545 95.00%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 19 $85,396 95.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janice Sadaya Conda 1 $25,189 25.00%
True North Associates Llc 1 $21,528 25.00%
Tmo Global Logistics Llc 1 $68,994 25.00%
Alextal Inc Aka Matsui Sushi 1 $61,589 25.00%
Spices Beyond 1 $61,589 25.00%
Shank Logging Llc 1 $32,157 25.00%
Shaukat Jahan 1 $31,013 25.00%
Vineyard Partners Llc 1 $26,458 25.00%
Tapatio Inc Ta El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant 1 $0 25.00%
Blackcreek Group Llc 1 $89,024 25.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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