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%
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 %
Guyana 1 $36,005 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $135,491 50.00%
Sudan 1 $68,078 100.00%
Kuwait 1 $115,814 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Radiant Digital Solutions Inc 22 $97,449 88.00%
I360 Holdings Llc 22 $119,770 88.00%
Riverside Physician Services Inc 22 $169,639 88.00%
Unicode Systems Inc 22 $86,228 88.00%
Hitec Information Tech Inc 22 $96,580 88.00%
Us Bank National Association 22 $118,623 88.00%
United Global Professional Services Inc 22 $92,575 88.00%
247ai Inc 22 $91,347 88.00%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 22 $111,961 88.00%
Carmax Enterprise Services Llc Ces 22 $126,687 88.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing 2 $106,444 66.67%
Art Dealers 2 $50,534 66.67%
Other Waste Collection 2 $35,755 66.67%
Other Business Support Services 2 $74,808 66.67%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 2 $39,104 66.67%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 2 $125,955 66.67%
Speed Changer Industrial High Speed Drive And Gear Manufacturing 2 $72,883 66.67%
Courts 2 $54,101 66.67%
Periodical Publishers 2 $106,091 66.67%
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing 2 $65,024 66.67%

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