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 %
Starchase Llc 8 $68,424 88.89%
Hiral Technologies 8 $58,544 88.89%
Iq Spectra Inc 8 $78,094 88.89%
Goodluck Usa Inc 8 $64,896 88.89%
Niit Technologies Limited 8 $72,740 88.89%
Allfon Llc 8 $66,399 88.89%
Caregivers Home Health Services Incorporated 8 $64,285 88.89%
Lasership Inc 8 $85,173 88.89%
United Advertising Publications Inc 8 $74,064 88.89%
Addrex Inc 8 $104,081 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mohamed Naceur Mahfoudhi 1 $29,411 50.00%
Gall Zeidler Consultants 1 $107,619 50.00%
Heartland Employment Services Llc Dba Hcr Manor 1 $79,622 50.00%
Salon Rovina Llc 1 $19,635 50.00%
Allscripts Healthcare Llc 1 $75,587 50.00%
Spro Systems Inc 1 $118,747 50.00%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc 1 $102,669 50.00%
Infinity Healthcare Solutions Llc 1 $175,864 50.00%
Lysosomal Rare Disorders Research Treatment Ce 1 $54,205 50.00%
Fastcase 1 $98,280 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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%

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