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 %
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1 $55,765 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $56,451 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $56,597 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $56,909 100.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $56,930 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 1 $57,512 100.00%
Copy Writers 1 $57,637 100.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $57,866 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $60,674 100.00%
Energy Brokers 1 $61,485 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 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 %
Baltech Solutions Inc 12 $60,422 92.31%
Advance Digital Systems Inc 12 $71,377 92.31%
Acmesoft Global Inc 12 $70,782 92.31%
Greycell Labs Inc 12 $81,068 92.31%
Datawin Systems Inc 12 $76,870 92.31%
Eresources Consultants Inc 12 $74,748 92.31%
Elite Innovative Solutions Inc 12 $75,332 92.31%
Geoved Llc 12 $81,768 92.31%
Astegic Inc 12 $82,416 92.31%
Globalpoint Inc 11 $86,772 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rmainali Twoinc 1 $20,467 50.00%
Scality Inc Formerly Bizanga Store Inc 1 $76,731 50.00%
St Johns Lutheran Church 1 $18,845 50.00%
Infrastructure Industrial Constructors Southeast Dba Iiconsoutheast 1 $35,630 50.00%
S2 Analytical Solutions Llc 1 $50,003 50.00%
Makco Inc 1 $35,922 50.00%
Alami Inc Dba Big Apple Pizza 1 $17,243 50.00%
Dpe Inc Dba El Sabroson 1 $17,347 50.00%
Elite Barber Llc 1 $20,072 50.00%
Fast Break Citgo Inc 1 $17,181 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 73,802 $79,368 91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,931 $86,615 91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,350 $85,856 87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,621 $53,879 79.74%
Credit Card Issuing 5,344 $89,498 91.82%
Other Computer Related Services 5,050 $81,311 89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,567 $85,314 93.04%
Engineering Services 3,117 $76,382 89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,962 $81,518 97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 2,630 $94,624 94.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 208 $25,876 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 190 $27,346 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 120 $25,823 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 90 $25,995 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $23,813 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 48 $27,446 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 44 $28,040 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 32 $27,682 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,336 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $29,203 100.00%

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 $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