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 %
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 %
Reliance Global Services Inc 12 $56,262 85.71%
Teradyne Infotech 12 $71,105 85.71%
Sentek Instrument Llc 12 $61,131 85.71%
Westrock Services Inc 12 $75,054 85.71%
Yalcin Inc 12 $66,483 85.71%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 12 $60,802 85.71%
Alliance Structural Engineers Inc 12 $59,554 85.71%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 12 $76,710 85.71%
Cygtec Inc 12 $82,534 85.71%
Microgen Health Inc 12 $96,644 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ahmadiyar And Motamedi Ii Pllc 1 $75,795 33.33%
Lightower Management Inc 1 $86,008 33.33%
Leitner Wise Manufacturing Llc 1 $120,661 33.33%
Oyster House Antiquesinc 1 $31,304 33.33%
A G Enterprises Inc 1 $24,294 33.33%
Amt The Association For Manufacturing Technology 1 $122,886 33.33%
Wakefield Convenience Store Inc 1 $34,237 33.33%
Hercules Real Estate Services Inc 1 $89,523 33.33%
City Of Richmond 1 $52,790 33.33%
Trivision Studios 1 $47,174 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 1 $50,794 100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $138,611 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $70,782 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $29,827 100.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $54,434 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 1 $84,614 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 1 $100,734 100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $131,000 100.00%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $75,941 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage