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 %
Mudrasysinc 11 $67,745 91.67%
Affluenttek Llc 11 $77,938 91.67%
Napa Analytics Llc 11 $95,517 91.67%
Cognowiz Llc 11 $86,651 91.67%
Artifint Technologies Llc 11 $83,506 91.67%
Verisign 11 $91,520 91.67%
Colligo Soft Llc 11 $70,567 91.67%
Indique Solutions 11 $86,970 91.67%
Computer Aid Inc 11 $92,734 91.67%
Power Distribution Inc 11 $92,501 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anser Ahmad Associates Llc 1 $46,862 50.00%
Roya Khairzad Evans 1 $18,158 50.00%
Peruvian Motors Sales Inc 1 $27,165 50.00%
Mehdi Adili Dds Pc 1 $75,816 50.00%
Three Brothers Llc 1 $25,043 50.00%
Orascom Ec Usa Inc 1 $143,749 50.00%
Obrien And Muse Inc 1 $86,798 50.00%
Kanak Asthana Dba Kids Corner 1 $18,158 50.00%
Kig Technical Services Llc 1 $111,405 50.00%
Francescos Ristorante Italiano 1 $17,264 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Wineries 5 $34,832 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $28,460 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 3 $26,395 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $29,973 100.00%

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