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 %
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 %
Bakers 25 $25,262 50.00%
Electricians 25 $57,491 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 24 $28,546 48.98%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 24 $38,272 50.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 24 $29,398 50.00%
Logisticians 23 $77,755 48.94%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $40,370 48.94%
Biomedical Engineers 23 $90,296 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 %
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 %
Virginia Commonwealth University 821 $47,782 86.69%
Micron Technology Inc 807 $84,303 87.62%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 747 $91,641 87.27%
Ibm India Private Limited 718 $70,365 84.07%
Hcl America Inc 714 $86,461 86.44%
Amazon Data Services Inc 706 $96,477 89.14%
Deloitte Touche Llp 704 $77,542 92.75%
The University Of Virginia 681 $64,292 92.40%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 673 $108,693 92.45%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 651 $104,726 90.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fresh Tulips Usa Llc 16 $29,094 100.00%
Engel Family Farms 15 $23,995 100.00%
Watkins Nurseries Inc 15 $23,464 100.00%
Produce Of Carroll County 15 $23,896 100.00%
R Hart Hudson Farms Inc 15 $22,361 100.00%
Crown Orchard Company Llc 14 $29,029 100.00%
Walters Grain And Supply Co 14 $36,942 100.00%
Garners Produce Llc 14 $25,223 100.00%
Madison County Wines Llc 14 $23,816 100.00%
Saunders Brothers Inc 14 $22,113 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Realsoft Technologies Llc 76 $88,337 43.68%
Cgi Federal Inc 74 $87,447 43.27%
Hanusoft Inc 74 $88,297 44.58%
Atlas Wireless And Telecommunications Inc 74 $121,733 45.40%
Perficient Inc 72 $83,324 45.86%
Kpmg Llp 67 $96,713 43.23%
Csc Covansys Corporation 63 $103,680 42.28%
Apogee Medical Group Virginia Pc 60 $131,761 40.27%
Juniper Networks Us Inc 59 $100,766 39.86%
Supreme Tech Solutions Llc 57 $90,363 40.43%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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