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
174,538 89.42% $81,396 H-1B
17,704 9.07% $93,891 PERM
1,488 0.76% $24,851 H-2A
1,462 0.75% $94,307 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 195,192 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 174,538 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.42% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,704 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.07% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 42,890 $90,705 91.68%
Computer Systems Analysts 23,628 $73,163 92.29%
Computer Programmers 16,406 $63,786 88.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,874 $83,678 91.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,582 $97,113 91.45%
Management Analysts 3,065 $75,929 90.87%
Accountants and Auditors 3,036 $66,324 91.47%
Operations Research Analysts 2,913 $80,043 90.58%
Database Administrators 2,783 $77,671 90.56%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,770 $74,725 90.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,195 $104,619 123.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,364 $97,653 89.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 746 $108,143 58.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 417 $111,967 65.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $88,186 51.37%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 317 $23,926 68.03%
Electrical Engineers 269 $95,419 59.38%
Accountants and Auditors 248 $82,832 68.51%
Statisticians 234 $72,875 75.97%
Database Administrators 210 $93,734 91.70%
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 12,968 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turkey 94 $67,982 42.15%
Bangladesh 86 $55,679 38.57%
Thailand 74 $28,449 35.07%
Iran 69 $48,375 35.38%
Mongolia 67 $45,953 44.97%
Vietnam 60 $55,972 42.25%
United Kingdom 55 $92,000 41.67%
Taiwan 52 $79,121 39.69%
Colombia 51 $60,185 43.22%
Nigeria 48 $86,927 44.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jefferson Science Associates Llc 157 $74,214 90.75%
Varnar Inc 157 $70,913 90.75%
Salesforcecom Inc 155 $120,653 90.12%
Acumen Solutions Inc 153 $102,263 88.95%
Osair Technologies Llc 153 $64,145 90.53%
Marlabs Inc 152 $80,895 91.02%
Teleworld Solutions Inc 152 $85,432 91.02%
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc 152 $77,840 91.57%
Xavient Information Systems Inc 151 $76,702 91.52%
Collabera Inc 151 $94,296 91.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Disposal Services Inc 16 $32,427 34.78%
Amazoncom Services Inc 16 $93,700 35.56%
Accentuate It Solutions Llc 15 $105,423 33.33%
Vadata Inc 15 $99,685 33.33%
Creative Systems And Consulting Llc 15 $105,606 33.33%
Tekizma Inc 15 $98,905 34.09%
Lewis And Leigh Inc 15 $22,610 34.09%
Fonteva Inc 14 $104,572 32.56%
Mungkorn Thong Inc 14 $17,769 33.33%
Cybertec Inc 14 $94,809 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers 1 $83,782 14.29%
Media Buying Agencies 1 $68,848 14.29%
Other Financial Vehicles 1 $117,853 14.29%
Technical And Trade Schools 1 $55,619 14.29%
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing 1 $52,770 14.29%
Home Centers 1 $76,357 16.67%
Social Advocacy Organizations 1 $89,149 16.67%
Navigational Services To Shipping 1 $135,491 16.67%

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 $81,396. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage