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 %
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 %
Isoftech Inc	150	$69,795	91.46%
22nd Century Technologies Inc	148	$76,516	91.36%
Uniplus Consultants Inc	148	$89,248	91.93%
Randstad Technologies Llc	147	$96,900	91.30%
Harmonia Holdings Group Llc	146	$88,640	91.25%
Cvs Rx Services Inc	143	$107,016	89.94%
First Tek Inc	142	$74,753	90.45%
Satsyil Corp	141	$90,812	90.38%
Adp Technology Services Inc	140	$89,414	90.32%
Niha Technologies Inc	140	$91,052	91.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gartner Inc	14	$107,344	34.15%
Leading Edge Systems Richmond	14	$77,746	35.00%
Airline Tariff Publishing Company	14	$98,665	35.00%
Nii Holdings Inc	14	$109,491	35.00%
Costar Realty Information Inc	14	$93,216	35.00%
Molina Technologies Llc	14	$127,673	35.00%
Consult America Inc	14	$116,573	35.00%
Mindboard Inc	14	$114,908	35.00%
Eai Technologies	14	$88,024	35.90%
Aetna Resources Llc	14	$124,182	35.90%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	23	$27,954	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	23	$27,149	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	19	$23,561	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	17	$23,071	100.00%
Shellfish Farming	17	$26,294	100.00%
Hay Farming	16	$26,978	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	16	$27,733	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	15	$26,402	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	13	$26,298	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$27,594	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.