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 %
Jamaica 14 $56,234 40.00%
United States Of America 14 $73,173 42.42%
Bulgaria 14 $57,758 45.16%
Afghanistan 12 $43,579 42.86%
Cambodia 12 $20,458 44.44%
Greece 12 $78,969 44.44%
Indonesia 11 $57,630 42.31%
Netherlands 11 $68,332 44.00%
Albania 10 $53,905 40.00%
Chile 10 $52,779 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,467 $70,873 87.32%
Anthem Inc 1,449 $92,798 97.31%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University 1,382 $55,023 93.32%
Accenture Llp 1,334 $90,949 95.08%
Capgemini America Inc 1,310 $86,428 96.18%
University Of Virginia 1,037 $58,168 76.14%
Capital One National Association 1,009 $96,497 91.15%
Rei Systems Inc 992 $87,326 94.39%
Akvarr Inc 979 $64,122 95.14%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 847 $89,654 84.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fred L Glaize Lc 23 $27,457 100.00%
Heart Seventeen Produce Inc 21 $21,225 100.00%
Snake Creek Farms Llc 20 $25,443 100.00%
Dodds Acres Farm 19 $20,967 100.00%
Dickie Bros Orchard Llc 18 $24,666 100.00%
Kirby Farms Llc 18 $25,227 100.00%
Eagle Tree Farm Inc 18 $25,876 100.00%
Lancaster Farms Inc 18 $24,751 100.00%
Bell Nursery Usa Llc Va 17 $36,865 100.00%
Seamans Orchard Llc 17 $27,204 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Celcite Management Solutions Llc 138 $86,150 49.64%
Data Concepts Llc 110 $76,829 40.74%
Accenture Llp 104 $134,691 39.10%
Ssatech Inc 104 $117,326 39.85%
Airway Sheet Metal Co Inc 101 $18,829 39.45%
Amazon Data Services Inc 95 $107,062 37.85%
Netvision Resources Inc 91 $91,263 38.40%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 91 $102,117 43.54%
Concepts Information Technology Inc 80 $99,358 39.02%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc 77 $82,891 42.78%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

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