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 %
Electrical Engineering Technologists 1 $46,363 100.00%
Archeologists 1 $47,070 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $64,750 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $29,744 100.00%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 1 $31,595 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $60,674 100.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $91,042 100.00%
Automotive Master Mechanics 1 $32,635 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $37,877 100.00%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 1 $48,963 100.00%
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 %
Bahamas 4 $95,129 50.00%
Nicaragua 4 $59,384 50.00%
Palestinian Territories 4 $31,386 50.00%
Sweden 4 $90,575 50.00%
Austria 3 $79,532 37.50%
Rwanda 3 $72,287 37.50%
Lithuania 3 $62,211 42.86%
Uruguay 3 $50,995 42.86%
Haiti 3 $21,161 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 3 $85,661 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cirrus Allied Llc 9 $53,625 90.00%
Creamos Solutions Inc 9 $75,700 90.00%
Kronsys Inc 9 $80,990 90.00%
Zytusinc 9 $63,144 90.00%
Itcaps Llc 9 $88,273 90.00%
Smart Information Management Systems Inc 9 $65,058 90.00%
Telma Solutionsllc 9 $60,731 90.00%
Pinnacle Education Services Inc 9 $63,927 90.00%
3a Soft Inc 9 $62,758 90.00%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 9 $67,082 90.00%

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%

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