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
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 277 $64,516 78.69%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 271 $58,930 82.12%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 267 $45,329 82.41%
Financial Specialists, All Other 253 $75,817 88.46%
Medical and Health Services Managers 244 $82,556 88.73%
General and Operations Managers 237 $94,203 86.50%
Social Science Research Assistants 232 $41,419 84.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 231 $50,960 85.24%
Lawyers 230 $109,855 85.50%
Graphic Designers 226 $56,603 84.64%
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 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Data Affect Llc 58 $99,118 90.63%
It America Inc 57 $65,845 89.06%
Portsmouth City Public Schools 57 $48,200 89.06%
Lilax Technologies Inc 57 $65,990 90.48%
Cybecys Inc 57 $86,866 90.48%
Lead It Corporation 57 $78,645 90.48%
It Central Inc 57 $65,444 90.48%
Vision It Usa Inc 57 $97,061 90.48%
Discovery Communications Llc 56 $126,676 88.89%
Leidos Inc 56 $91,680 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kane Landscapes Inc 5 $29,702 33.33%
Clavadores Inc 4 $19,261 26.67%
Greenblum Bernstein Plc 4 $84,370 26.67%
Beckstrom Electric 4 $52,505 26.67%
Laurel Consulting Group Lcg Inc 4 $80,231 26.67%
D D Cleaners 4 $39,577 26.67%
Sage Software Inc 4 $97,370 26.67%
W S Thompson Associates Dba Enterprise Solutions 4 $99,839 26.67%
Bonetti Aircraft Of America Inc 4 $78,640 26.67%
Sri Systems Inc 4 $86,705 26.67%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 110 $85,311 86.61%
Business Associations 106 $79,775 84.13%
Advertising Agencies 102 $84,913 85.00%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 101 $80,660 84.87%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services 99 $112,447 83.90%
Consumer Lending 95 $98,468 88.79%
Used Car Dealers 93 $105,708 87.74%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 90 $121,903 84.91%
Travel Agencies 89 $61,358 86.41%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 89 $69,585 87.25%
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 $83,459. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage