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 %
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 %
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