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 %
Software Developers, Applications 42,792 $90,700 91.47%
Computer Systems Analysts 23,625 $73,163 92.27%
Computer Programmers 16,402 $63,780 88.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,849 $83,710 91.55%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,545 $97,104 90.50%
Accountants and Auditors 3,314 $67,669 91.72%
Management Analysts 3,195 $76,817 90.87%
Operations Research Analysts 3,099 $81,315 90.91%
Database Administrators 2,779 $77,663 90.43%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,765 $74,700 90.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,208 $104,684 123.44%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,369 $97,719 87.20%
Computer Occupations, All Other 747 $108,187 58.09%
Software Developers, Systems Software 420 $112,004 65.12%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 355 $24,260 57.07%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 319 $88,287 68.45%
Electrical Engineers 277 $95,468 61.15%
Accountants and Auditors 260 $83,599 65.00%
Statisticians 252 $73,595 76.13%
Database Administrators 210 $93,734 66.67%
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 %
Rwanda 3 $72,287 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $62,211 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $58,583 40.00%
Laos 2 $46,873 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $108,816 40.00%
Guinea 2 $64,647 40.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 40.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 50.00%
Bermuda 2 $41,645 50.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $81,692 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bank Of America Na 75 $92,391 88.24%
Concur Technologies Inc 75 $100,137 89.29%
Logexsoft Inc 75 $73,528 89.29%
Technology Ventures Llc 75 $90,450 89.29%
Genpact Llc 75 $85,842 89.29%
Fireeye Inc 75 $102,091 89.29%
Virginia Electric And Power Company 75 $87,738 89.29%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 75 $105,285 90.36%
Iconsoft Inc 74 $95,410 89.16%
Virtuous Tech Inc 74 $99,796 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
An Exterior Inc 6 $58,556 28.57%
Corillian Corporation 6 $93,007 28.57%
Engage Information Inc 6 $90,622 28.57%
Cyveillance 6 $89,922 28.57%
The Siegfried Group Llp 6 $87,457 28.57%
Lil Italian Cafe Inc 6 $36,743 28.57%
Bismillah Corporation 6 $30,527 28.57%
The Anderson Company Llc 6 $50,603 28.57%
American Turkish Friendship Association 6 $60,066 28.57%
Rosetta Stone Ltd 6 $94,679 28.57%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 8 $30,672 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 4 $31,138 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $30,701 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%

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