| 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.
| 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 930 | $27,366 | 481.87% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 106 | $26,661 | 70.67% |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 95 | $28,865 | 67.38% |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 70 | $28,389 | 53.85% |
| Nursery Workers | 30 | $26,279 | 35.29% |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 21 | $29,677 | 25.61% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 11 | $35,978 | 24.44% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 11 | $50,748 | 24.44% |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 8 | $26,835 | 32.00% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers | 4 | $32,323 | 16.67% |
| 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% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cote D'ivoire | 1 | $71,531 | 50.00% |
| Guyana | 1 | $36,005 | 50.00% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | $135,491 | 50.00% |
| Sudan | 1 | $68,078 | 50.00% |
| Kuwait | 1 | $115,814 | 50.00% |
| Madagascar | 1 | $22,402 | 50.00% |
| Barbados | 1 | $38,522 | 50.00% |
| Cyprus | 1 | $52,416 | 50.00% |
| Estonia | 1 | $50,898 | 50.00% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | $94,182 | 50.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiti Consulting Inc | 289 | $79,687 | 89.20% |
| Sapient Corporation | 288 | $100,944 | 91.14% |
| Global Sumi Technologies Inc | 288 | $72,489 | 91.43% |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 286 | $119,140 | 92.26% |
| Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company | 282 | $96,951 | 90.97% |
| Oracle America Inc | 281 | $112,454 | 90.65% |
| Zillion Technologies Inc | 281 | $75,134 | 93.05% |
| Carilion Medical Center | 278 | $69,662 | 92.98% |
| Hcl Global Systems Inc | 266 | $94,926 | 89.56% |
| Deloitte Tax Llp | 265 | $74,836 | 90.14% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severts Tree Farm Llc | 8 | $22,347 | 100.00% |
| New Market Farm Llc | 7 | $28,713 | 100.00% |
| Nokomis Farm | 7 | $28,053 | 100.00% |
| Laverys Sod Farm Inc | 7 | $27,456 | 100.00% |
| Abernethy Spencer Green Houses | 7 | $24,865 | 100.00% |
| Rouge River Farms Inc | 7 | $25,596 | 100.00% |
| Eastern Virginia Nursery Llc | 7 | $27,551 | 100.00% |
| Bremo Trees Llc | 7 | $19,968 | 100.00% |
| Juan Carlos Ordaz | 7 | $25,762 | 100.00% |
| Ethan Richard Winn | 7 | $30,579 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tma Resources Inc | 29 | $109,791 | 33.72% |
| Applied Predictive Technologies | 29 | $97,931 | 33.72% |
| Global Wireless Solutions | 29 | $81,337 | 34.12% |
| Canopy One Solutions Inc | 29 | $110,885 | 34.94% |
| Lorton Stone Llc | 29 | $44,555 | 34.94% |
| Columbia College | 28 | $56,843 | 34.15% |
| Hcentive | 28 | $88,277 | 35.00% |
| Digital Intelligence Systems Llc | 28 | $110,284 | 35.00% |
| American Institutes For Research | 28 | $61,101 | 35.00% |
| Nexus It Inc | 28 | $108,693 | 35.44% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 16 | $86,660 | 84.21% |
| Industrial Valve Manufacturing | 16 | $95,010 | 84.21% |
| Real Estate Property Managers | 16 | $71,806 | 84.21% |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 16 | $72,861 | 84.21% |
| Unlaminated Plastics Film And Sheet Except Packaging Manufacturing | 16 | $79,873 | 84.21% |
| Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals | 16 | $119,854 | 84.21% |
| Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing | 16 | $89,800 | 84.21% |
| Motion Picture And Video Production | 16 | $79,466 | 84.21% |
| Research And Development In Nanotechnology | 16 | $85,343 | 88.89% |
| Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 16 | $63,459 | 88.89% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars | 7 | $24,901 | 100.00% |
| All Other Animal Production | 7 | $32,775 | 100.00% |
| Sales Financing | 7 | $133,073 | 100.00% |
| All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | 7 | $86,161 | 100.00% |
| All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing | 7 | $111,928 | 100.00% |
| Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing | 7 | $100,856 | 100.00% |
| Sign Manufacturing | 7 | $48,208 | 100.00% |
| Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services | 7 | $75,147 | 100.00% |
| Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 7 | $65,359 | 100.00% |
| Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs | 7 | $54,558 | 100.00% |
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.