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 %
Aretek Solutions Inc 9 $84,848 90.00%
Amicus Systems Inc 9 $88,428 90.00%
Lister Technologies Inc 9 $80,027 90.00%
Eclat Solutions Llc 9 $86,394 90.00%
It Business Management Solutions Inc 9 $83,279 90.00%
Zensar Technologies Inc 9 $100,217 90.00%
Emergency Physicians Of Tidewater Plc 9 $93,912 90.00%
6com Inc 9 $77,020 90.00%
Apt Holdings Llc 9 $78,554 90.00%
Img Systems Inc 9 $92,424 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Muir Patent Law Pllc 1 $60,736 50.00%
Ika Systems A Delaware Company Dba Advantasure 1 $85,758 50.00%
American Institute For Cancer Research 1 $99,694 50.00%
Nvb Contracting Llc 1 $51,917 50.00%
The Reinforced Earth Company 1 $132,621 50.00%
Data Integra Inc 1 $65,499 50.00%
Ama Engineers 1 $82,118 50.00%
Ashburn Veterinary Hospital 1 $69,597 50.00%
Sampan Cafe Inc 1 $33,613 50.00%
Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughters Inc 1 $49,317 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Space Research And Technology 1 $101,130 100.00%
Polish And Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing 1 $133,640 100.00%
Waste Treatment And Disposal 1 $76,024 100.00%
Outpatient Care Centers 1 $121,950 100.00%
Battery Manufacturing 1 $98,426 100.00%
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising 1 $118,685 100.00%
Retail Bakeries 1 $33,114 100.00%
Aluminum Sheet Plate And Foil Manufacturing 1 $56,742 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1 $82,800 100.00%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $97,406 100.00%
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