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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$44,660	82.24%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	246	$57,622	81.19%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	246	$54,212	81.73%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	242	$62,447	91.32%
Medical and Health Services Managers	236	$81,620	89.73%
General and Operations Managers	221	$93,406	85.00%
Social Science Research Assistants	217	$40,578	85.10%
Lawyers	210	$107,242	83.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	199	$47,962	78.66%
Marketing Managers	199	$117,793	82.92%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers	40	$120,642	53.33%
Financial Managers	38	$125,841	51.35%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	37	$59,434	53.62%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	35	$34,347	50.72%
Waiters and Waitresses	35	$18,260	51.47%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	34	$48,328	51.52%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	34	$40,433	51.52%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	33	$55,520	52.38%
Construction Managers	32	$92,166	51.61%
Construction Laborers	30	$2,586,203	48.39%

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 %
Guatemala	45	$29,235	41.67%
Peru	44	$53,675	41.90%
Honduras	43	$34,838	45.26%
Russia	38	$78,998	40.86%
Bolivia	36	$41,607	40.00%
Ukraine	33	$79,016	39.29%
Germany	32	$83,493	42.67%
Spain	28	$82,571	37.84%
Venezuela	27	$65,211	39.71%
Egypt	26	$74,176	38.24%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Anthem Inc	1,450	$92,778	96.47%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,343	$69,452	90.19%
Accenture Llp	1,236	$88,772	90.82%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University	1,222	$53,775	90.25%
Capgemini America Inc	1,219	$84,232	92.91%
University Of Virginia	1,037	$58,157	82.17%
Akvarr Inc	976	$63,985	97.70%
Rei Systems Inc	933	$85,668	96.28%
Capital One National Association	814	$90,848	84.27%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	791	$88,062	83.53%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Celcite Management Solutions Llc	138	$86,150	53.28%
Data Concepts Llc	108	$77,013	43.20%
Airway Sheet Metal Co Inc	101	$18,829	46.12%
Ssatech Inc	98	$116,864	46.23%
Accenture Llp	92	$134,481	43.40%
Netvision Resources Inc	91	$91,263	45.27%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc	77	$82,891	39.90%
Concepts Information Technology Inc	77	$99,352	45.29%
Hanusoft Inc	74	$88,297	44.85%
Cgi Federal Inc	72	$85,816	44.44%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.