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 %
Guatemala 51 $29,282 42.15%
Honduras 44 $34,922 38.60%
Peru 44 $53,675 43.14%
Russia 42 $77,990 42.00%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 38.71%
Ukraine 34 $79,035 37.36%
Lebanon 34 $63,614 41.98%
Germany 33 $82,191 42.31%
Spain 29 $82,046 38.16%
Ghana 28 $40,649 37.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xceed Technologies Inc 68 $82,754 89.47%
Gannett Co Inc 68 $90,057 90.67%
Apptium Technologies Llc 68 $94,037 90.67%
Peoplecorp America Inc 68 $56,192 90.67%
Eab Global Inc 68 $77,319 90.67%
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 68 $65,436 91.89%
Berkley Insurance Company 68 $87,060 91.89%
Rsa Security Llc 67 $104,388 90.54%
Syneren Technologies Corporation 67 $64,053 90.54%
Sparc Technologies Inc 67 $69,417 90.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globaltekforcecom 6 $138,008 31.58%
Tmobile Usa Inc 6 $98,940 31.58%
Hyperion Technologies Llc 6 $122,665 31.58%
Esolutionsfirst Llc 6 $117,197 31.58%
Business Intelligence Solutions Inc 6 $98,550 31.58%
Inova Health Care Services 6 $108,136 31.58%
Fonteva Llc 6 $99,143 31.58%
Mandiant Inc 6 $109,918 31.58%
Hopkins Lumber Contractors Inc 5 $20,966 26.32%
Randolph College 5 $50,613 26.32%

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%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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