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 %
Zimbabwe 14 $61,885 43.75%
Singapore 13 $83,467 44.83%
Ghana 13 $60,926 46.43%
Greece 12 $78,969 46.15%
Indonesia 11 $57,630 42.31%
Afghanistan 11 $44,085 44.00%
Albania 10 $60,095 41.67%
Netherlands 9 $74,273 40.91%
Chile 9 $53,099 42.86%
Dominican Republic 9 $449,747 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 70 $77,402 88.61%
It Resources Inc 69 $81,003 88.46%
Isolvetechnology Inc 69 $71,098 88.46%
Nestle Usa Inc 69 $104,935 88.46%
Kensystems Inc 69 $60,588 88.46%
Ace Info Solutions Inc 69 $74,361 88.46%
Loginsoft Consulting Llc 69 $84,809 89.61%
Veridic Solutions Llc 69 $91,537 89.61%
Xceed Technologies Inc 68 $82,754 88.31%
Synopsys Inc 68 $107,883 88.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Search Technologies Corp 6 $105,071 30.00%
Innovtech Inc 6 $113,405 30.00%
Excite Soccer Programs 6 $32,101 30.00%
Thai Luang Restaurant 6 $18,262 30.00%
Nextday Cabinets Of Va Llc 6 $64,064 30.00%
Hauptman Ham Llp 6 $83,713 30.00%
Greensville County Schools 6 $39,248 30.00%
Vignet Inc 6 $139,662 30.00%
Db Usa Core Corporation 6 $116,413 30.00%
Controlcase 6 $153,296 30.00%

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 $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