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 %
Guatemala 45 $29,235 41.67%
Peru 44 $53,675 41.90%
Honduras 43 $34,838 45.26%
Russia 38 $78,998 40.86%
Bolivia 36 $41,607 40.00%
Ukraine 33 $79,016 39.29%
Germany 32 $83,493 42.67%
Spain 28 $82,571 37.84%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 39.71%
Egypt 26 $74,176 38.24%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Virginia Health Services Foundation 125 $99,000 89.29%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 124 $61,791 88.57%
Global Wireless Solutions Inc 124 $71,899 89.21%
Federal National Mortgage Association 123 $128,106 88.49%
International Business Machines Corporation 123 $94,156 89.13%
Erp Analysts Inc 122 $88,553 89.71%
Techligent Systems Inc 122 $64,668 90.37%
Infogen Software Inc 122 $64,496 90.37%
Icf Resources Llc 121 $71,308 89.63%
China Telecom Americas Corporation 121 $57,186 90.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tidewater Home Care Inc 12 $21,154 34.29%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 12 $124,720 34.29%
Rsa Security Llc 12 $103,211 34.29%
Nivid Infotech Inc 12 $119,434 34.29%
Convergent It Solutions Inc 12 $115,688 34.29%
Teleworld Solutions Inc 12 $104,133 34.29%
Tata Communications America Inc 12 $90,913 34.29%
Sv Tech Inc 12 $104,380 34.29%
Abb Inc 12 $73,715 35.29%
Guident Technologies Inc 12 $93,085 35.29%

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 $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