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 %
Sales Managers	170	$89,348	86.73%
Materials Engineers	170	$82,467	87.63%
Cost Estimators	169	$58,670	87.11%
Financial Managers	162	$119,660	84.82%
Chemists	159	$70,226	84.13%
Instructional Coordinators	157	$50,945	83.96%
Coaches and Scouts	155	$31,118	83.78%
Data Warehousing Specialists	155	$87,148	87.08%
Public Relations Specialists	153	$52,056	87.43%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	145	$49,399	86.83%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bakers	24	$24,686	48.00%
Training and Development Specialists	24	$62,680	48.98%
Biomedical Engineers	23	$90,296	47.92%
Coaches and Scouts	23	$28,480	47.92%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	22	$38,096	46.81%
Logisticians	22	$77,656	46.81%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	22	$39,131	46.81%
Materials Engineers	22	$87,755	47.83%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$41,052	45.65%
Chemical Engineers	21	$87,488	47.73%

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 %
Global It Inc	139	$64,291	90.85%
Prime Solutions Inc	139	$66,283	90.85%
Apogee Medical Group Virginia Pc	137	$122,575	90.13%
Sriven Technologies Llc	137	$70,776	91.33%
Juniper Networks Us Inc	135	$98,376	91.22%
Lancesoft Inc	133	$68,256	90.48%
Applet Systems Llc	132	$70,140	90.41%
Tech Tammina Llc	131	$89,646	89.73%
Tanvi It Solutions Inc	130	$76,553	89.04%
Metanoia Solutions Inc	129	$79,012	88.97%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Netlogic Solutions Inc	13	$100,833	33.33%
Countryside Silo Inc	13	$18,993	34.21%
Sevatec Inc	13	$129,899	34.21%
Granules Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	13	$77,949	34.21%
Dr Technologies Inc	13	$112,909	34.21%
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc	13	$98,333	35.14%
Altria Client Services Llc	13	$97,503	35.14%
Tm Ge Automation Systems International Llc	13	$67,781	35.14%
Virginia University Of Oriental Medicine	13	$49,899	35.14%
Softcom Inc	13	$111,115	35.14%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,464	$89,068	94.30%
Management Consulting Services	2,238	$81,804	95.80%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,073	$95,499	95.97%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,343	$75,797	94.78%
Commercial Banking	1,238	$89,704	87.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,118	$131,457	87.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,088	$84,794	86.42%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	981	$48,224	83.21%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	956	$81,271	84.75%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	786	$83,860	87.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	122	$100,738	27.17%
Other Management Consulting Services	118	$80,985	26.70%
Temporary Help Services	104	$107,783	25.94%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	101	$18,829	27.22%
Masonry Contractors	85	$49,529	25.45%
Beauty Salons	74	$34,377	24.03%
Satellite Telecommunications	72	$99,915	23.45%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	71	$85,121	23.36%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	55	$97,662	18.52%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	55	$79,506	18.71%

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.