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 %
Guatemala 51 $29,282 42.15%
Honduras 44 $34,922 38.60%
Peru 44 $53,675 43.14%
Russia 42 $77,990 42.00%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 38.71%
Ukraine 34 $79,035 37.36%
Lebanon 34 $63,614 41.98%
Germany 33 $82,191 42.31%
Spain 29 $82,046 38.16%
Ghana 28 $40,649 37.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spatial Front Inc 22 $83,577 91.67%
Epeople Technologies Inc 22 $79,661 91.67%
Nga Group Inc 22 $89,877 91.67%
Horizon Technologies Inc 22 $66,685 91.67%
Ses Americom Inc 22 $99,654 91.67%
Vastika Inc 22 $70,364 91.67%
Acistek Corporation 22 $67,490 91.67%
Ikon It Solutions Inc 21 $91,254 87.50%
Addo Consulting Inc 21 $69,237 87.50%
Neutronit Inc 21 $93,009 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Third Security Llc 1 $68,952 25.00%
Vantage Consulting Group Inc 1 $51,168 25.00%
Hgs Llc Dba Angler Environmental 1 $42,536 25.00%
Sunrise Family Medical Center Inc 1 $44,866 25.00%
Tabi Club International Llc 1 $47,070 25.00%
Operation Blessing Intl Relief Development Corp 1 $45,510 25.00%
Precision Wall Systems Inc 1 $37,003 25.00%
C L Flora Construction Inc 1 $21,674 25.00%
Aetna Insulated Wire Inc 1 $92,269 25.00%
Capital Construction Of Americainc 1 $56,805 25.00%

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