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 %
Madagascar 1 $22,402 50.00%
Barbados 1 $38,522 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $52,416 100.00%
Estonia 1 $50,898 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliant Vision Group Inc 23 $78,660 88.46%
Rare Inc 23 $112,851 88.46%
Federated Wireless Inc 23 $114,766 88.46%
Intergraph Corporation 23 $67,777 88.46%
Hilton Worldwide Inc 23 $74,941 88.46%
Franchise Information Services Inc 23 $48,083 88.46%
Gnr Systems Inc 23 $86,174 88.46%
Management Sciences For Health Inc 23 $90,853 88.46%
Iron Bow Technologies Llc 23 $90,333 88.46%
Softnice Inc 23 $73,717 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optimuss Inc 2 $97,978 40.00%
Contactengine Inc 2 $98,415 40.00%
Sigmasoft Llc 2 $107,754 40.00%
Nn Tech Llc 2 $116,251 40.00%
It Minds Llc 2 $131,508 40.00%
Swan Legend Management Services 2 $86,466 40.00%
Swisslog Logistics Inc 2 $74,631 40.00%
Ims Gear Virginia Llc 2 $74,495 40.00%
Arkose Labs Inc 2 $97,469 40.00%
Proffitt Farms Llc 2 $35,110 40.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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