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 %
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 %
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 %
American College Of Radiology 64 $95,578 91.43%
Keen Info Tek Inc 64 $71,570 91.43%
Commitpoint Inc 64 $80,425 91.43%
Meta Platforms Inc 64 $132,916 91.43%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 63 $91,790 91.30%
Staidlogic Llc 63 $92,789 91.30%
Virginia Beach City Public Schools 63 $46,540 91.30%
Gate Gourmet Inc 63 $87,149 91.30%
Target Labs Incorporated 63 $65,764 92.65%
Emc Corporation 63 $99,414 92.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 5 $56,618 29.41%
Science Systems Applications Inc 5 $69,664 29.41%
Ejf Capital Llc 5 $116,035 29.41%
Kabob Corner Of Stafford 5 $34,112 29.41%
The Association For Talent Development Atd 5 $80,438 29.41%
Dimension Data North America 5 $79,265 29.41%
Indpendence Landscape And Lawn Care Llc 5 $31,612 29.41%
Fairfax Marble And Granite Llc 5 $83,108 29.41%
Bhavani Usa Inc 5 $44,874 29.41%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 5 $61,497 29.41%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 16 $27,733 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 16 $27,533 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $29,634 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $28,716 100.00%
Corn Farming 14 $29,891 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $28,398 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $29,311 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $26,460 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 8 $26,458 100.00%
Wineries 8 $34,377 100.00%

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