We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Virginia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
181,779	82.85%	$80,908	H-1B
22,287	10.16%	$93,015	PERM
13,793	6.29%	$18,707	H-2A
1,540	0.70%	$94,163	E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Virginia has seen a total of 219,399 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 181,779 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.85% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 22,287 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.16% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	47,824	$92,214	92.55%
Computer Systems Analysts	23,377	$73,723	92.03%
Computer Programmers	16,344	$63,802	88.68%
Computer Occupations, All Other	6,655	$84,580	91.76%
Software Developers, Systems Software	3,896	$100,724	92.08%
Database Administrators	3,140	$79,060	91.60%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,081	$75,606	90.72%
Operations Research Analysts	3,037	$79,334	89.67%
Management Analysts	2,757	$75,171	89.95%
Accountants and Auditors	2,293	$65,691	90.35%

Virginia Employees Over Time

Virginia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 9,444 employees were hired. Virginia peaked in 2022 with 22,456 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	9,331	$111,505	58.39%
China	956	$80,373	61.76%
South Korea	513	$49,016	33.97%
El Salvador	453	$204,456	50.61%
Mexico	412	$41,101	51.50%
Nepal	328	$71,306	54.85%
Pakistan	279	$69,174	53.86%
Philippines	232	$56,280	47.15%
Canada	184	$93,998	48.29%
Brazil	150	$65,112	58.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Capital One Services Llc	5,506	$88,181	92.17%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,131	$90,011	98.43%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	2,808	$85,355	93.04%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2,613	$83,659	98.98%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,487	$85,980	97.15%
Infosys Limited	2,485	$69,728	97.83%
Wipro Limited	2,305	$75,744	92.02%
Amazon Web Services Inc	2,000	$88,851	96.25%
Ust Global Inc	1,830	$64,714	95.46%
Anthem Inc	1,776	$94,007	97.64%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,208	$79,111	91.40%
Computer Systems Design Services	15,460	$85,804	92.13%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	6,132	$53,504	82.55%
Credit Card Issuing	5,713	$88,616	92.32%
Other Computer Related Services	5,233	$81,188	89.32%
Engineering Services	3,116	$75,424	90.01%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,006	$80,850	97.38%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services	2,693	$92,656	94.56%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,590	$89,019	94.77%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2,146	$93,509	96.28%

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 $80,908. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.