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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Materials Engineers 183 $84,354 84.72%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 183 $44,689 86.32%
Database Architects 181 $97,181 86.19%
Financial Managers 180 $126,070 87.38%
Sales Managers 178 $90,371 86.41%
Chemists 177 $69,872 88.06%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 175 $98,456 87.50%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 170 $46,579 88.08%
Instructional Coordinators 163 $51,468 85.34%
Logisticians 163 $69,774 88.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electricians 25 $57,491 50.00%
Bakers 25 $25,262 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 24 $28,546 48.98%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 24 $29,398 50.00%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 24 $38,272 50.00%
Logisticians 23 $77,755 48.94%
Biomedical Engineers 23 $90,296 48.94%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $40,370 48.94%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 23 $47,596 50.00%
Chemical Engineers 22 $89,326 47.83%
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 %
Turkey 112 $66,143 41.95%
Bangladesh 102 $52,180 40.32%
Thailand 86 $28,138 38.57%
Vietnam 71 $56,965 32.72%
Iran 69 $48,375 43.67%
Mongolia 67 $45,953 42.68%
Taiwan 59 $76,457 40.14%
United Kingdom 58 $93,583 40.85%
Colombia 58 $61,266 45.67%
Nigeria 56 $81,697 44.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dell Marketing Lp 72 $86,155 90.00%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Llc 71 $68,257 88.75%
Epam Systems Inc 71 $94,589 88.75%
It Resources Inc 71 $81,789 88.75%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 71 $78,107 89.87%
Multivision Inc 71 $61,289 89.87%
Serco Inc 71 $94,692 89.87%
Inovalon Inc 70 $99,336 88.61%
Veridic Solutions Llc 70 $91,858 88.61%
Crosscountry Consulting Llc 70 $86,720 88.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Excite Soccer Programs 6 $32,101 30.00%
Innovtech Inc 6 $113,405 30.00%
Search Technologies Corp 6 $105,071 30.00%
United Granite Llc 6 $72,225 30.00%
Sa Halac Iron Works Inc 6 $77,178 30.00%
Peachtree Inpatient Consulting Llc 6 $87,901 30.00%
Nextday Cabinets Of Va Llc 6 $64,064 30.00%
Hauptman Ham Llp 6 $83,713 30.00%
Thai Luang Restaurant 6 $18,262 30.00%
Thales Usa Inc 6 $94,155 30.00%

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