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 %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 277 $64,516 78.69%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 271 $58,930 82.12%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 267 $45,329 82.41%
Financial Specialists, All Other 253 $75,817 88.46%
Medical and Health Services Managers 244 $82,556 88.73%
General and Operations Managers 237 $94,203 86.50%
Social Science Research Assistants 232 $41,419 84.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 231 $50,960 85.24%
Lawyers 230 $109,855 85.50%
Graphic Designers 226 $56,603 84.64%
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 %
Rwanda 3 $72,287 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $62,211 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $58,583 40.00%
Laos 2 $46,873 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $108,816 40.00%
Guinea 2 $64,647 40.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 40.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 50.00%
Bermuda 2 $41,645 50.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $81,692 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 5,517 $92,333 92.17%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,546 $92,985 98.47%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,970 $86,755 96.30%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 2,876 $88,151 95.11%
Infosys Limited 2,526 $70,290 97.79%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,512 $87,230 98.66%
Amazon Web Services Inc 2,322 $95,244 94.16%
Wipro Limited 2,232 $75,947 92.92%
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,150 $104,429 95.85%
Ust Global Inc 1,927 $66,151 95.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association Inc 47 $29,686 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc 36 $25,515 100.00%
Mt Clifton Fruit Company Llc 34 $24,061 100.00%
Timber Ridge Fruit Farm Llc 32 $25,311 100.00%
West Oaks Farm Llc 28 $25,751 100.00%
Fitzgeralds Orchards 26 $25,127 100.00%
David Mann 26 $24,514 100.00%
Horton Vineyards Inc 26 $24,885 100.00%
Silver Creek Orchards Inc 24 $25,667 100.00%
Springwood Farms Llc 24 $24,716 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 1,442 $84,015 100.00%
Anthem Inc 411 $101,255 35.55%
Idexcel Inc 370 $103,132 70.48%
Sweet Virginia Care Llc 266 $24,378 56.96%
Rei Systems Inc 237 $106,050 57.66%
Asta Crs Inc 180 $103,639 46.15%
Capital One National Association 174 $81,852 47.03%
Ernst Young Us Llp 171 $114,093 46.85%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 166 $112,790 55.33%
Lancesoft Inc 163 $104,301 56.60%

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 $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