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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 216 $48,970 84.71%
Marketing Managers 216 $119,131 86.75%
Construction Managers 207 $91,789 83.47%
Chemical Engineers 206 $80,583 83.74%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 201 $127,578 83.40%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 200 $62,018 84.03%
Physicists 198 $59,904 83.54%
Cost Estimators 194 $61,365 85.46%
Accountants 194 $60,236 85.84%
Computer Network Support Specialists 190 $60,405 87.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 33 $92,322 51.56%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 30 $20,289 47.62%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $61,050 45.16%
Cost Estimators 28 $57,119 45.16%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $37,769 45.90%
Accountants 27 $65,297 47.37%
Carpenters 27 $45,899 48.21%
Instructional Coordinators 26 $56,134 49.06%
Training and Development Specialists 26 $61,201 50.98%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 25 $47,097 49.02%
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 %
Guatemala 51 $29,282 42.15%
Honduras 44 $34,922 38.60%
Peru 44 $53,675 43.14%
Russia 42 $77,990 42.00%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 38.71%
Ukraine 34 $79,035 37.36%
Lebanon 34 $63,614 41.98%
Germany 33 $82,191 42.31%
Spain 29 $82,046 38.16%
Ghana 28 $40,649 37.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bank Of America Na 75 $92,391 88.24%
Concur Technologies Inc 75 $100,137 89.29%
Logexsoft Inc 75 $73,528 89.29%
Technology Ventures Llc 75 $90,450 89.29%
Genpact Llc 75 $85,842 89.29%
Fireeye Inc 75 $102,091 89.29%
Virginia Electric And Power Company 75 $87,738 89.29%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 75 $105,285 90.36%
Iconsoft Inc 74 $95,410 89.16%
Virtuous Tech Inc 74 $99,796 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
An Exterior Inc 6 $58,556 28.57%
Corillian Corporation 6 $93,007 28.57%
Engage Information Inc 6 $90,622 28.57%
Cyveillance 6 $89,922 28.57%
The Siegfried Group Llp 6 $87,457 28.57%
Lil Italian Cafe Inc 6 $36,743 28.57%
Bismillah Corporation 6 $30,527 28.57%
The Anderson Company Llc 6 $50,603 28.57%
American Turkish Friendship Association 6 $60,066 28.57%
Rosetta Stone Ltd 6 $94,679 28.57%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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