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 %
Mauritius 1 $150,405 33.33%
Togo 1 $32,344 33.33%
Lesotho 1 $87,422 33.33%
Seychelles 1 $24,835 33.33%
United Arab Emirates 1 $103,397 33.33%
Slovenia 1 $115,253 33.33%
Bahrain 1 $98,550 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $71,531 50.00%
Guyana 1 $36,005 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $135,491 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pentagon Federal Credit Union 80 $112,856 88.89%
Advance Auto Business Support Llc 80 $82,912 88.89%
Nexius Insight Inc 80 $76,954 88.89%
Inovant Llc 80 $97,847 88.89%
Multivision Llc 80 $96,846 88.89%
Arktek It Solutions Llc 80 $80,494 89.89%
Quality Software Services Inc 79 $82,810 88.76%
Lucid Technologies Inc 79 $67,045 89.77%
Experis Us Inc 79 $74,982 89.77%
Moxie It Solutions Inc 79 $76,231 89.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bushwhackers Inc 1 $19,947 100.00%
Belvedere Plantation 1 $17,618 100.00%
Ren Hill Farms Llc 1 $20,530 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Vu22 1 $29,453 100.00%
Renwood Farm Inc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Old Tavern Farm Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Herbert R Ramsey 1 $19,947 100.00%
Mitchell Alan 1 $20,530 100.00%
Rok Mt Farm Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 1 $29,453 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pyramid Granite Llc 7 $54,927 30.43%
Sunset Pool Inc 7 $57,616 30.43%
Elephant Insurance 7 $95,055 30.43%
Total Cleaners Inc 7 $33,592 31.82%
Bon Secours Richmond Health System 7 $99,653 31.82%
Obxtek Inc 7 $122,978 31.82%
P V Coporation 7 $21,525 31.82%
Breeze Bakery Cafe Inc 7 $38,958 31.82%
Virginia Accounting Services Inc 7 $33,577 31.82%
Dae Won Construction Co Inc 7 $37,990 31.82%

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