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 %
Sqa Concepts Inc	536	$72,922	88.89%
Idexcel Inc	536	$86,911	90.54%
Wal Mart Associates Inc	531	$104,105	90.61%
Anira Solutions Inc	531	$75,739	94.82%
Microstrategy Inc	506	$98,165	91.01%
Ibm Corporation	499	$85,136	90.73%
The University Of Virginia	484	$63,171	88.64%
Synechron Inc	481	$88,086	88.75%
Asurion Llc	456	$99,957	86.36%
Igate Technologies Inc	453	$66,464	85.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nortech North America Inc Dba Ngs Infonet Inc	55	$103,987	41.67%
Uniplus Consultants Inc	55	$96,880	42.64%
Csc Covansys Corporation	54	$102,585	44.26%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc	52	$108,831	43.33%
Teksky Llc	51	$115,828	43.22%
International Solutions Group Inc	49	$89,506	41.88%
Cleaners Of America Corporation	49	$18,708	42.24%
Epling Landscaping And Lawn Service Inc	48	$29,912	41.38%
Infocepts Llc	47	$119,340	42.34%
Protege Llc	45	$113,657	40.91%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	73,802	$79,368	91.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,931	$86,615	91.96%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,350	$85,856	87.59%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	5,621	$53,879	79.74%
Credit Card Issuing	5,344	$89,498	91.82%
Other Computer Related Services	5,050	$81,311	89.14%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	3,567	$85,314	93.04%
Engineering Services	3,117	$76,382	89.80%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	2,962	$81,518	97.02%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	2,630	$94,624	94.30%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	208	$25,876	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	190	$27,346	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	120	$25,823	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	90	$25,995	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	86	$23,813	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	48	$27,446	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	44	$28,040	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	32	$27,682	100.00%
Crop Production	26	$28,336	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	25	$29,203	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,179	$96,792	10.42%
Engineering Services	997	$86,239	29.04%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	565	$96,096	38.83%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	481	$101,492	36.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	401	$95,376	34.01%
Full Service Restaurants	371	$25,670	36.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	308	$109,628	30.89%
Janitorial Services	250	$25,050	28.38%
Limited Service Restaurants	151	$24,032	26.73%
Residential Building Construction	147	$44,622	30.56%

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.