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 %
Syria 6 $84,396 35.29%
Tunisia 6 $53,774 37.50%
Saudi Arabia 6 $103,428 42.86%
Belize 6 $20,276 46.15%
Slovakia 6 $81,237 46.15%
Cameroon 5 $44,341 38.46%
Iraq 5 $50,278 41.67%
Burma (myanmar) 5 $58,540 41.67%
Belarus 5 $73,910 41.67%
Hungary 5 $66,541 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Datametrics Software Systems Inc 18 $68,454 90.00%
Adept Computer Consultants Inc 18 $67,221 90.00%
Tribis Inc 18 $76,535 90.00%
Sunray Informatics Inc 18 $80,019 90.00%
Computek Soulutions Inc 18 $61,389 90.00%
Mutex Systems Inc 18 $70,088 90.00%
Ipivot Llc 18 $86,447 90.00%
Aver Technologies Inc 18 $68,498 90.00%
Bell Info Solutionsllc 18 $60,039 90.00%
Wissen Infotech Inc 18 $88,074 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centerville Zenith Academy Inc 1 $80,120 33.33%
Geeknet Inc 1 $114,296 33.33%
Virginia Union University 1 $35,370 33.33%
Middle Peninsula Juvenile Detention Commission 1 $30,992 33.33%
Accounting Solutions Network Plc 1 $67,766 33.33%
Inforeliance Corporation 1 $114,296 33.33%
Allen Corporation Of America 1 $82,306 33.33%
Youth Orchestra Of The Americas Incorporated 1 $66,997 33.33%
Datran Media Llc 1 $114,296 33.33%
Animal Emergency Clinic Of Fredericksburg Inc 1 $69,930 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