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 %
Akhsaya Inc 362 $65,380 94.03%
Nexus It Inc 341 $80,225 88.80%
George Mason University 328 $56,487 86.32%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 328 $95,260 88.89%
Successfactors Inc 326 $95,646 92.61%
Technogen Inc 316 $88,538 92.13%
Stratedge Inc 310 $64,533 93.09%
Cvent Inc 303 $90,428 91.54%
Iconma Llc 295 $82,651 89.39%
Gva Infotech Inc 294 $77,686 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marys Alpaca Llc 9 $26,460 100.00%
Loiss Produce Llc 9 $23,903 100.00%
Russell Orchards 9 $24,842 100.00%
Rouge River Farms Inc Va 8 $31,130 100.00%
Byrd Farm Enterprises Llc 8 $21,403 100.00%
Nichols Farm Llc 8 $27,079 100.00%
Samuel M Giles 8 $20,576 100.00%
Juan And Maria Pineda 8 $25,847 100.00%
Stephen W Gallmeyer 8 $30,176 100.00%
Tidewater Mulch Material Inc 8 $26,049 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alarmcom Inc 35 $98,413 38.46%
Ridge Business Solutions Llc 34 $114,049 37.36%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 33 $88,910 36.26%
Inovant Llc 33 $97,223 36.67%
Shamrock Lawn Landscaping Llc 33 $26,265 37.08%
Software Ag Usa Inc 31 $93,021 35.23%
Ken Systems Inc 31 $114,470 35.23%
The Corporate Executive Board 30 $97,750 34.48%
Primatics Financial Llc 30 $89,446 34.48%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 30 $80,025 34.48%

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