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 %
Egypt 28 $71,548 38.36%
Venezuela 27 $65,211 40.91%
France 27 $90,475 42.86%
Sri Lanka 25 $68,743 42.37%
Australia 25 $97,817 43.10%
South Africa 24 $71,592 44.44%
Ireland 22 $90,315 42.31%
Ethiopia 22 $79,900 44.00%
Romania 22 $61,297 44.90%
Poland 21 $73,193 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Opulentsoft Llc 61 $70,061 91.04%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 61 $84,460 91.04%
American Institutes For Research 61 $69,123 91.04%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 61 $78,593 91.04%
Science Applications International Corporation 61 $111,925 91.04%
Snl Financial Lc 61 $61,738 91.04%
Logic Planet Inc 61 $85,600 91.04%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 61 $68,108 92.42%
Clarabridge Inc 60 $85,197 90.91%
Carilion Services Inc 60 $74,570 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keevat Llc 5 $120,353 29.41%
Berkley Insurance Company 5 $105,197 29.41%
Dimension Data Cloud Solutions Inc 5 $130,591 31.25%
Proseal America Inc 5 $104,208 31.25%
Hdr Engineering Inc 5 $97,007 31.25%
United Bus Technology Inc 5 $55,673 31.25%
English Construction Company Inc 5 $62,725 31.25%
Red Chilly Inc 5 $27,531 31.25%
Syneren Technologies Corporation 5 $93,330 31.25%
Bollywood Bistro Inc 5 $40,040 31.25%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aquaculture 8 $30,672 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,682 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $27,678 100.00%
Soybean Farming 5 $27,793 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 4 $31,138 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $30,701 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $27,903 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $26,881 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $29,273 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,493 100.00%

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