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 %
Malaysia 16 $77,937 35.56%
Italy 16 $59,391 38.10%
Argentina 16 $73,898 38.10%
Kenya 16 $70,338 40.00%
Japan 16 $68,481 41.03%
Ecuador 15 $48,389 38.46%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $67,829 41.67%
Bulgaria 14 $57,758 38.89%
Jamaica 14 $56,234 40.00%
United States Of America 14 $73,173 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vt Idirect Inc 204 $86,486 89.87%
Bell Info Solutions Llc 202 $69,516 89.38%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 201 $101,306 88.94%
Gssr Inc 201 $80,822 91.78%
Applied Predictive Technologies 193 $77,284 88.94%
Logicatechinc 190 $63,854 87.96%
North Dome Solutions 189 $60,705 87.91%
Insigma Inc 188 $62,045 89.10%
Fujitsu America Inc 188 $81,789 90.38%
Izeal Inc 187 $77,896 89.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexus It Inc 22 $107,282 34.38%
Vcu Health System 22 $82,309 34.38%
Google Llc 22 $98,589 34.92%
Ruppert Landscape Inc 22 $28,008 34.92%
Texperts Inc 22 $91,290 34.92%
Kt Enterprises Inc 22 $27,196 35.48%
Drivestream 22 $106,552 36.07%
Technology Ventures Llc 21 $90,006 35.00%
Namtra Business Solutions Inc 21 $77,759 35.00%
Shamrock Lawn Landscaping Llc 21 $27,715 35.59%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $28,021 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $26,631 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $27,753 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 11 $35,031 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $27,312 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $28,694 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $28,418 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 8 $25,657 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 7 $25,539 100.00%

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