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 %
Synechron Inc 507 $88,675 92.35%
System Soft Technologies Llc 464 $80,413 84.67%
Asta Crs Inc 455 $68,218 84.57%
Elevance Health Inc 455 $112,830 86.83%
Igate Technologies Inc 453 $66,464 91.33%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 445 $77,547 91.19%
I Link Solutions Inc 435 $77,599 92.55%
Vcu Health System Authority 433 $64,963 93.12%
Antra Inc 427 $79,526 92.03%
Syscom Technologies Inc 427 $70,203 92.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bloomaker Usa Inc 12 $28,829 100.00%
Amy Hicks 12 $24,142 100.00%
Old Church Sod Llc 11 $20,019 100.00%
We Care Labor Services Inc 11 $27,547 100.00%
Chesterfield Berry Farm Inc 11 $19,953 100.00%
Ward Oyster Co 11 $23,990 100.00%
Red Sun Farms Llc 11 $23,938 100.00%
River Ridge Land And Cattle Company Llc 10 $27,749 100.00%
Waynesboro Nurseries Inc 10 $26,878 100.00%
Bryant Orchards Inc 10 $28,425 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dynamic Technology Inc 46 $105,152 41.44%
Sapot Systems Inc 46 $114,777 41.44%
Protege Llc 45 $113,657 40.91%
Hiva Inc 45 $19,926 41.28%
Pvk Corporation 43 $96,140 40.19%
Enliven Technologies Inc 42 $118,394 40.38%
Dpr Solutions Inc 42 $104,727 40.38%
Karsun Solutions Llc 41 $112,877 39.81%
Sann It Solutions Inc 41 $116,360 40.20%
Oath Holdings Inc 40 $102,035 39.22%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flooring Contractors 7 $56,445 87.50%
New Car Dealers 7 $50,174 87.50%
Tobacco Manufacturing 7 $99,781 87.50%
Document Preparation Services 7 $90,171 87.50%
Trusts Estates And Agency Accounts 6 $101,851 75.00%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 6 $76,312 75.00%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 6 $65,589 75.00%
Marine Cargo Handling 6 $35,649 75.00%
Fire Protection 6 $61,467 75.00%
Payroll Services 6 $108,032 75.00%
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