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 %
Tajikistan 5 $56,559 45.45%
Belgium 5 $111,891 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $44,341 45.45%
Iraq 5 $50,278 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 %
Keane Inc 17 $82,745 89.47%
Rsm Us Llp 17 $91,551 89.47%
Kyyba Inc 17 $97,972 89.47%
Paramount Software Solutions Inc 17 $86,855 89.47%
Evantage Solutions Inc 17 $89,944 89.47%
Stackit Professionals Inc 17 $86,556 89.47%
Yotabytes Inc 17 $70,223 89.47%
Corillian Corporation 17 $86,475 89.47%
Frontline Consulting Services Inc 17 $79,586 89.47%
Linkpro Technologies Inc 17 $90,891 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South University Virginia Beach 1 $35,910 33.33%
Infian Llc 1 $91,915 33.33%
Stg Inc 1 $54,350 33.33%
Iai North America 1 $53,414 33.33%
Tidewater Community College 1 $29,260 33.33%
Octagon 1 $100,277 33.33%
The Keel Group Ltd 1 $48,568 33.33%
K Tek Resourcing Llc 1 $63,669 33.33%
Virginia Western Community College 1 $40,520 33.33%
Washington Gas Energy Services Inc 1 $103,501 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