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 %
Mudrasysinc 11 $67,745 91.67%
Affluenttek Llc 11 $77,938 91.67%
Napa Analytics Llc 11 $95,517 91.67%
Cognowiz Llc 11 $86,651 91.67%
Artifint Technologies Llc 11 $83,506 91.67%
Verisign 11 $91,520 91.67%
Colligo Soft Llc 11 $70,567 91.67%
Indique Solutions 11 $86,970 91.67%
Computer Aid Inc 11 $92,734 91.67%
Power Distribution Inc 11 $92,501 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anser Ahmad Associates Llc 1 $46,862 50.00%
Roya Khairzad Evans 1 $18,158 50.00%
Peruvian Motors Sales Inc 1 $27,165 50.00%
Mehdi Adili Dds Pc 1 $75,816 50.00%
Three Brothers Llc 1 $25,043 50.00%
Orascom Ec Usa Inc 1 $143,749 50.00%
Obrien And Muse Inc 1 $86,798 50.00%
Kanak Asthana Dba Kids Corner 1 $18,158 50.00%
Kig Technical Services Llc 1 $111,405 50.00%
Francescos Ristorante Italiano 1 $17,264 50.00%

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