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 %
Software Developers, Applications 42,890 $90,705 91.68%
Computer Systems Analysts 23,628 $73,163 92.29%
Computer Programmers 16,406 $63,786 88.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,874 $83,678 91.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,582 $97,113 91.45%
Management Analysts 3,065 $75,929 90.87%
Accountants and Auditors 3,036 $66,324 91.47%
Operations Research Analysts 2,913 $80,043 90.58%
Database Administrators 2,783 $77,671 90.56%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,770 $74,725 90.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,195 $104,619 123.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,364 $97,653 89.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 746 $108,143 58.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 417 $111,967 65.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $88,186 51.37%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 317 $23,926 68.03%
Electrical Engineers 269 $95,419 59.38%
Accountants and Auditors 248 $82,832 68.51%
Statisticians 234 $72,875 75.97%
Database Administrators 210 $93,734 91.70%
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 %
Laos 2 $46,873 50.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $87,007 50.00%
Latvia 2 $47,601 50.00%
Czech Republic 2 $71,521 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $30,056 50.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 50.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 50.00%
Barbados 1 $38,522 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $52,416 33.33%
Bahrain 1 $98,550 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Think Development Systems 18 $80,190 90.00%
Vigna Inc 18 $70,252 90.00%
New Target Inc 18 $76,565 90.00%
Solution Street Llc 18 $72,547 90.00%
International Systems Technologies Inc 18 $75,923 90.00%
Perigonsoft Llc 18 $74,959 90.00%
Applications Software Technology Corporation 18 $62,265 90.00%
Hermitage Info Tech Llc 18 $76,557 90.00%
Mindpetal Software Solutions Inc 18 $104,527 90.00%
Nlt Corporation 18 $73,444 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
C L Flora Construction Inc 1 $21,674 25.00%
Aetna Insulated Wire Inc 1 $92,269 25.00%
Capital Construction Of Americainc 1 $56,805 25.00%
Gtm Associates Inc 1 $27,643 25.00%
Enterprise Consulting Partners 1 $78,270 25.00%
Health Informatics Inc 1 $85,925 25.00%
Carriage Cleaners 1 $22,152 25.00%
7 Eleven 2554 16172a 1 $51,272 25.00%
Magic Wand Powerwashing And Painting Lc 1 $40,019 25.00%
Kla Tencor Corporation 1 $85,051 25.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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