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 %
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1 $33,654 100.00%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 1 $51,690 100.00%
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 2,694 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nodal Exchange Llc 105 $85,414 90.52%
United Tech Inc 105 $55,736 91.30%
Allwyn Corporation 105 $80,398 92.11%
Infospan Inc 104 $66,481 91.23%
Cyberthink Inc 104 $77,715 91.23%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 103 $87,662 90.35%
K12 Inc 103 $85,827 91.15%
Bigdata Dimension Inc 103 $80,683 91.96%
Agility Software Inc 102 $50,136 91.89%
Sunraise Technologies Inc 101 $88,807 90.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cassell Danny R 1 $20,134 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Va29 1 $32,885 100.00%
W2 Wines Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Emerson Road Farms Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
Hightower Jr John D 1 $23,442 100.00%
Hickory Farms Llc Dba Greenbrier Farms 1 $17,160 100.00%
Timberland Mulch Farms Inc 1 $20,176 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vl23 1 $31,013 100.00%
Powell Kenny 1 $21,466 100.00%
Avm Experience 1 $32,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntasa 10 $104,884 33.33%
Carmax Auto Superstores Services Inc 10 $110,365 33.33%
The Green Brigade Llc 10 $47,231 33.33%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 10 $136,879 34.48%
Eab Global Inc 10 $100,562 34.48%
Cool Minds Llc 10 $112,349 34.48%
Flipsrva Llc 10 $25,189 34.48%
Shenandoah Landscape Services Inc 10 $25,646 34.48%
Riverside Regional Medical Center 10 $24,149 34.48%
Sky Technologies Llc 10 $106,353 34.48%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 16 $27,733 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 16 $27,533 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $29,634 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $28,716 100.00%
Corn Farming 14 $29,891 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $28,398 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $29,311 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $26,460 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 8 $26,458 100.00%
Wineries 8 $34,377 100.00%

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 $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