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 %
Smk Soft Inc 67 $88,062 90.54%
Cigital Inc 67 $80,205 91.78%
Pmr Virginia Holding Llc 67 $173,279 91.78%
Pmorchestrator Inc 67 $92,988 91.78%
Ntt Data Services Llc 66 $103,169 91.67%
Aimic Inc 66 $80,031 91.67%
Rlt Technologies Inc 66 $72,674 91.67%
Bayview Physician Services Pc 66 $135,532 91.67%
Amaram Technology Corporation 66 $56,752 91.67%
Incept Data Solutions Inc 66 $85,614 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northampton County Public Schools 5 $36,765 26.32%
Hylee Llc 5 $80,347 26.32%
Stone Core Marble Granite Llc 5 $32,756 26.32%
Us Software Consulting Inc 5 $110,723 26.32%
Idirect Inc 5 $87,135 27.78%
Us Civilian Research Development Foundation 5 $54,425 27.78%
Ascom Inc 5 $111,176 27.78%
Booz Company Na Inc 5 $107,661 27.78%
Dominion Resources Services Inc 5 $70,795 27.78%
Peridot Solutions Llc 5 $103,289 27.78%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 110 $85,311 86.61%
Business Associations 106 $79,775 84.13%
Advertising Agencies 102 $84,913 85.00%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 101 $80,660 84.87%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services 99 $112,447 83.90%
Consumer Lending 95 $98,468 88.79%
Used Car Dealers 93 $105,708 87.74%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 90 $121,903 84.91%
Travel Agencies 89 $61,358 86.41%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 89 $69,585 87.25%
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 $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