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 %
Portugal 6 $57,048 37.50%
Cambodia 6 $18,658 42.86%
Tajikistan 5 $56,559 38.46%
Hungary 5 $113,081 38.46%
Belgium 5 $111,891 41.67%
Algeria 5 $65,359 41.67%
Tunisia 5 $56,525 41.67%
Kazakhstan 5 $79,836 41.67%
Tanzania 5 $86,519 45.45%
Iraq 5 $50,278 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Btree Solutions Inc 116 $80,031 89.92%
Alarmcom Incorporated 116 $81,900 90.63%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 114 $83,318 89.06%
Ssa Tech Inc 114 $88,430 89.76%
Clutchpoint Llc 114 $67,992 89.76%
Enterprise Business Solutions Inc 112 $66,692 88.89%
Patni Americas Inc 112 $55,139 89.60%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 110 $80,943 88.71%
Edge It Corp 109 $62,172 88.62%
Maxary Llc 108 $80,884 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gerent 11 $116,941 34.38%
Va Department Of Transportation 11 $72,864 34.38%
Patriot Landscaping Llc 11 $21,570 34.38%
Lussotech Llc 11 $95,564 35.48%
Sparkle Painting Co Inc 11 $39,492 35.48%
Truist Bank 11 $82,481 35.48%
Nestl Usa Inc 10 $104,156 32.26%
The Green Brigade Llc 10 $47,231 32.26%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 10 $136,879 33.33%
Eab Global Inc 10 $100,562 33.33%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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