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 %
Reliance Global Services Inc 12 $56,262 85.71%
Teradyne Infotech 12 $71,105 85.71%
Sentek Instrument Llc 12 $61,131 85.71%
Westrock Services Inc 12 $75,054 85.71%
Yalcin Inc 12 $66,483 85.71%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 12 $60,802 85.71%
Alliance Structural Engineers Inc 12 $59,554 85.71%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 12 $76,710 85.71%
Cygtec Inc 12 $82,534 85.71%
Microgen Health Inc 12 $96,644 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ahmadiyar And Motamedi Ii Pllc 1 $75,795 33.33%
Lightower Management Inc 1 $86,008 33.33%
Leitner Wise Manufacturing Llc 1 $120,661 33.33%
Oyster House Antiquesinc 1 $31,304 33.33%
A G Enterprises Inc 1 $24,294 33.33%
Amt The Association For Manufacturing Technology 1 $122,886 33.33%
Wakefield Convenience Store Inc 1 $34,237 33.33%
Hercules Real Estate Services Inc 1 $89,523 33.33%
City Of Richmond 1 $52,790 33.33%
Trivision Studios 1 $47,174 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Spectator Sports 1 $44,013 100.00%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation 1 $98,550 100.00%
Executive And Legislative Offices Combined 1 $50,086 100.00%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 1 $121,701 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $41,101 100.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $69,347 100.00%
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing 1 $75,088 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $83,221 100.00%
Private Households 1 $35,690 100.00%
Sound Recording Industries 1 $117,853 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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.

State Avg Wage