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 %
Public Relations Specialists 159 $52,914 86.41%
Coaches and Scouts 159 $31,504 86.41%
Judicial Law Clerks 157 $49,951 85.79%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 151 $63,789 82.97%
Data Warehousing Specialists 151 $87,608 82.97%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 138 $43,705 84.66%
Environmental Engineers 133 $74,394 81.60%
Biological Technicians 131 $36,506 87.92%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 130 $90,072 87.25%
Compliance Officers 129 $65,426 88.97%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 22 $89,326 47.83%
Materials Engineers 22 $87,755 47.83%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 22 $34,064 47.83%
Sales Managers 21 $110,787 46.67%
Office Clerks, General 21 $31,314 46.67%
Human Resources Specialists 21 $60,189 48.84%
Helpers--Carpenters 20 $21,062 46.51%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 19 $17,325 44.19%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 18 $63,881 41.86%
Financial Specialists, All Other 18 $96,305 42.86%
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 %
Sudan 1 $68,078 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $115,814 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $22,402 50.00%
Barbados 1 $38,522 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $52,416 50.00%
Estonia 1 $50,898 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $94,182 50.00%
Zambia 1 $24,149 50.00%
Gabon 1 $115,003 50.00%
Niger 1 $92,248 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aetna Resources Llc 101 $112,892 90.99%
Inova Health Care Services 101 $91,595 92.66%
Centra Medical Group Llc 101 $90,501 92.66%
Avco Consulting Inc 100 $98,255 91.74%
Value Consulting Llc 100 $62,971 91.74%
Enliven Technologies Inc 100 $104,080 92.59%
Sann It Solutions Inc 99 $92,416 91.67%
Salesforce Inc 99 $138,029 92.52%
International Solutions Group Inc 99 $82,276 92.52%
Synaptein Solutions Inc 99 $73,041 92.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Giles Tobacco Farms 1 $18,762 100.00%
Samuel E Giles 1 $19,947 100.00%
Harmony Hill Farm Llc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Horton Vineyard Inc 1 $17,181 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vw24 1 $32,885 100.00%
Bledsoe John C 1 $21,466 100.00%
Rappahannock River Oysters Llc Atlantic 1 $32,885 100.00%
Russell Orchards Lc 1 $22,298 100.00%
John T Ferrell 1 $25,480 100.00%
Paulvales Harvesting Llc 1 $35,610 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tricon Construction Inc 9 $38,529 32.14%
Deltek Inc 9 $101,876 32.14%
Rivet Logic Corporation 9 $93,503 32.14%
Driven Inc 9 $97,182 32.14%
Stihl Incorporated 9 $83,702 32.14%
At4 Wireless Inc 9 $81,557 32.14%
Foliofn Inc 9 $90,857 32.14%
Advanced Computer Concepts Inc 9 $110,644 32.14%
Amc Technology Llc 9 $105,556 32.14%
T And T Consulting Services Inc 9 $104,804 32.14%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,119 $81,075 91.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 16,385 $88,638 92.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,756 $87,554 85.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,314 $55,145 82.11%
Credit Card Issuing 5,754 $92,799 92.24%
Other Computer Related Services 5,411 $83,045 89.45%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,738 $86,444 92.99%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 3,679 $98,651 95.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,377 $84,027 90.25%
Engineering Services 3,369 $77,596 96.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 240 $28,632 100.00%
Apple Orchards 238 $26,744 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $27,858 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 109 $27,308 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,119 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 59 $28,428 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 58 $29,665 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $28,454 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 31 $29,227 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $28,107 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,971 $122,956 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 3,604 $104,064 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,385 $92,852 89.64%
Other Computer Related Services 1,225 $97,175 88.45%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,081 $50,804 88.24%
Engineering Services 1,061 $87,275 98.15%
Landscaping Services 939 $25,652 88.50%
Home Health Care Services 606 $26,486 64.54%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 588 $97,087 97.03%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 514 $102,256 87.41%

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