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 %
Laos 2 $46,873 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $108,816 50.00%
Guinea 2 $64,647 50.00%
Mali 2 $59,780 50.00%
Macedonia 2 $97,032 50.00%
Bermuda 2 $41,645 50.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $81,692 50.00%
Grenada 2 $80,465 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $30,056 50.00%
Latvia 2 $47,601 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clark Nexsen Inc 19 $56,351 90.48%
Washington And Lee University 19 $51,284 90.48%
Stafford County Public Schools 19 $48,290 90.48%
Rehab Management Inc 19 $57,800 90.48%
Culpeper County Public Schools 19 $40,687 90.48%
Fedbid Inc 19 $75,746 90.48%
Counterpart International Inc 19 $59,477 90.48%
Sybase 365 Llc 19 $84,465 90.48%
Setty Associates International Pllc 19 $82,595 90.48%
Information Management Consultants Inc 19 $70,584 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Washington Immanuel Presbyterian Church 1 $40,144 25.00%
The Westin Alexandria 1 $67,829 25.00%
Wellingford Systems Inc 1 $44,637 25.00%
Kangho Construction Inc 1 $35,402 25.00%
Hyatt Corporation 1 $51,314 25.00%
Primus Telecommunications Inc 1 $95,014 25.00%
Shared Spectrum Company 1 $80,558 25.00%
Land O Sun Dairies Llc 1 $48,547 25.00%
Vie De France Yamazaki Inc 1 $44,616 25.00%
Flippo Construction Company Inc 1 $51,834 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 $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