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Chesapeake, Virginia

City · Virginia, United States

Applications on record
1,283
FY2025
81
FY2026 to 30 June
103
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$104,000
Median wage$104,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Applications by fiscal year — Chesapeake, Virginia

60119FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
60119FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200865
FY200955
FY201079
FY201149
FY201241
FY201348
FY201436
FY201543
FY201672
FY201755
FY201846
FY201970
FY202087
FY202160
FY2022119
FY202386
FY202488
FY202581
FY2026*103
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1156126
FY20251105515
FY2024186514
FY2023175424
FY2022186941
FY2021174111
FY202016728
FY2019135511
FY201818316
FY201718406
FY201614607
FY201510384
FY201400297
FY201300453
FY201200347
FY201100409
FY201000709
FY200900469
FY2008004916
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Applications by employer
  1. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp114
  2. Delight VA Beach Management, LLC69
  3. Plasser American Corporation28
  4. Thirthasoft,llc25
  5. Sumitomo Machinery Corporation25
  6. Map Communications Inc.24
  7. Flowserve U.S. Inc.23
  8. Bayview Physician Services, P.C.22
  9. Rite Aid Corp.21
  10. Lap Petroleum LLC17
  11. Sagarsoft, Inc14
  12. Chesapeake Grounds, Inc.14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers162
  2. Computer Systems Analysts129
  3. Fast Food and Counter Workers69
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other62
  5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers61
  6. Mechanical Engineers52
  7. Computer Programmers42
  8. Industrial Engineers35
  9. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers28
  10. Network and Computer Systems Administrators19
Visa routes
  1. H-1B867
  2. PERM labour certification233
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers84
  4. E-3 (Australia)16
  5. H-2A agricultural workers12
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $104,000; middle half $88,983 to $125,160 · median prevailing wage $95,534 (marker) · 175 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers4
  2. Nursery1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia ranks #28 of 177 cities in Virginia by work visa applications on record, with 0.38% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Virginia
28 of 177
Share of Virginia's city applications
0.38%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Cities in Virginia with the most applications
  1. Richmond, VA40,622
  2. McLean, VA36,791
  3. Herndon, VA36,609
  4. Reston, VA30,146
  5. Arlington, VA22,205
  6. Ashburn, VA15,793
  7. Sterling, VA15,713
  8. Fairfax, VA15,704
  9. Chantilly, VA12,546
  10. Vienna, VA11,214
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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