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 %
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $61,901 100.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $61,984 100.00%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 1 $63,666 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 1 $64,168 100.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $64,230 100.00%
Private Detectives and Investigators 1 $64,272 100.00%
Foresters 1 $64,300 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $64,750 100.00%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $66,200 100.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $67,243 100.00%
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 %
Digital Terrain Inc 14 $82,463 87.50%
Slk America Inc 14 $75,661 87.50%
Peri Software Solutions Inc 14 $70,810 87.50%
Masterex Technologies Inc 14 $82,066 87.50%
Agasti Llc 14 $83,564 87.50%
Abd Solutions Inc 14 $75,786 87.50%
Machine Learning Technologies Llc 14 $77,462 87.50%
3d Technologies Llc 14 $79,217 87.50%
Autodesk Inc 14 $119,584 87.50%
Andrew Llc 14 $83,966 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meeting Expectations 1 $88,878 33.33%
Macdonald Properties Llc 1 $29,952 33.33%
Youngs Cleaners Inc 1 $17,202 33.33%
Kim Chiropractic Clinic Pa 1 $48,651 33.33%
Peter Chang Ii Llc 1 $57,803 33.33%
Lincoln Ip Inc 1 $129,688 33.33%
Openmfg Llc Dba Xtuple 1 $58,781 33.33%
Jhl Construction Llc 1 $20,696 33.33%
Orleans Co Tree Service 1 $32,531 33.33%
Turner Family Farms Llc 1 $20,405 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reinsurance Carriers 6 $89,299 85.71%
Showcase Partition Shelving And Locker Manufacturing 6 $84,462 85.71%
Other Gambling Industries 6 $66,116 85.71%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers 6 $67,181 85.71%
Fire Protection 6 $61,467 85.71%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 6 $71,542 85.71%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 6 $72,984 85.71%
Tobacco Manufacturing 6 $95,753 85.71%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 6 $59,609 85.71%
Family Planning Centers 6 $98,599 85.71%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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