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 %
Palestine 5 $91,441 45.45%
Tajikistan 5 $56,559 45.45%
Belgium 5 $111,891 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $44,341 45.45%
New Zealand 4 $67,083 40.00%
Croatia 4 $81,630 40.00%
Malawi 4 $45,299 44.44%
Georgia 4 $77,678 44.44%
Hong Kong 4 $62,655 50.00%
Senegal 4 $90,872 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Verizon Data Services Llc 196 $100,719 87.50%
Swift Inc 196 $98,876 87.89%
Nest Technologies Corporation 195 $79,200 88.64%
Applied Predictive Technologies 193 $77,284 88.53%
Brillio Llc 192 $81,473 88.89%
Computer Sciences Corporation 191 $84,816 88.84%
Logicatechinc 191 $64,117 90.52%
Izeal Inc 189 $78,000 89.57%
North Dome Solutions 189 $60,705 90.00%
Fujitsu America Inc 188 $81,789 89.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Onsite Ag Services 5 $29,411 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 5 $25,201 100.00%
Fitzgerald Farms Llc 5 $25,505 100.00%
Lowfields Farm Llc 5 $21,228 100.00%
Whitesides Sweet Corn 5 $29,444 100.00%
Rosas Garden Family Farm Llc 5 $31,138 100.00%
Stephen W Gallmeyer Sr 5 $23,304 100.00%
Magnolia Packing Inc Va 5 $39,636 100.00%
Famesgate Stables Llc 5 $28,417 100.00%
Mountain View Farms Of Virginia Lc 4 $24,149 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 22 $98,589 36.07%
Ruppert Landscape Inc 22 $28,008 36.07%
Kt Enterprises Inc 22 $27,196 36.67%
Nexsolv Inc 22 $119,186 37.29%
Namtra Business Solutions Inc 21 $77,759 35.59%
Technology Ventures Llc 21 $90,006 36.21%
Octo Consulting Group Inc 21 $109,429 36.21%
Gemini It Labs Inc 21 $80,479 36.84%
Mid Atlantic Steel Erectors 21 $35,473 36.84%
Epic 21 $107,983 37.50%

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