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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 145 $63,698 87.88%
Logisticians 142 $67,888 87.12%
Judicial Law Clerks 141 $48,983 88.68%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 136 $45,106 86.08%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 126 $43,432 85.71%
Compliance Officers 124 $65,185 84.93%
Environmental Engineers 124 $74,253 87.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 118 $44,979 84.89%
Biological Technicians 116 $35,211 83.45%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 114 $45,406 82.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Systechcorp Inc 15 $93,436 88.24%
Urpan Technologies Inc 15 $90,938 88.24%
Mcafee Inc 15 $91,543 88.24%
Vitesse Group Inc 15 $94,272 88.24%
Lockheed Martin Operations Support Inc 15 $85,564 88.24%
Ealearn Inc 15 $97,720 88.24%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 15 $83,697 88.24%
Tremont Road Super Dental Pc 15 $144,389 88.24%
Attainx Inc 15 $82,182 88.24%
Bdsn International Inc 15 $79,130 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iqr Consulting 1 $99,445 33.33%
Local Press Llc 1 $59,218 33.33%
Resource Systems Group Inc 1 $77,397 33.33%
Joseph Dennis 1 $17,950 33.33%
Atlas Heating Air Conditioning 1 $24,939 33.33%
Advanced Simulation Technology Inc 1 $91,333 33.33%
Horshoe Hill Realty Llc 1 $19,698 33.33%
Vector Security Inc 1 $127,878 33.33%
Emergency Physicians Of Tidewater Plc 1 $120,432 33.33%
Rehau Industries Llc 1 $91,395 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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