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 %
Costa Rica 9 $49,669 37.50%
Dominican Republic 9 $449,747 39.13%
Azerbaijan 8 $60,104 38.10%
Morocco 8 $45,361 40.00%
Moldova 8 $53,846 40.00%
Serbia 8 $76,175 42.11%
Israel 7 $110,873 36.84%
Portugal 7 $64,646 38.89%
Tunisia 6 $53,774 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 6 $103,428 35.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uss Software Group Inc 15 $63,889 88.24%
Dayblink Consulting Llc 15 $90,155 88.24%
Ascending Inc 15 $87,743 88.24%
Servit Llc 15 $94,906 88.24%
Eliassen Group Llc 15 $106,345 88.24%
Broadrange Technologies Inc 15 $81,659 88.24%
Vst Consulting Inc 15 $84,652 88.24%
Infogen Software Solutions Inc 15 $87,456 88.24%
Armature Solutions Corporation 15 $89,255 88.24%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 15 $126,003 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dyncorp International Llc 1 $78,741 33.33%
Down Under Construction Company Inc 1 $130,998 33.33%
Allied Construction Tech 1 $122,450 33.33%
Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute 1 $135,533 33.33%
Santinis Oakton Inc 1 $68,910 33.33%
Bmt Designers Planners Inc 1 $101,234 33.33%
Church Schools In The Diocese Of Virginia Inc 1 $57,780 33.33%
Chesapeake General Hospital 1 $86,840 33.33%
Solentus Inc 1 $110,094 33.33%
Iba Molecular North America Inc 1 $152,630 33.33%

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