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Richmond, Virginia

City · Virginia, United States

Applications on record
40,622
FY2025
1,732
FY2026 to 30 June
1,075
Share of U.S. total
0.34%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$107,890
Median wage$107,890certified 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 Richmond, Virginia.

Applications by fiscal year — Richmond, Virginia

1,5873,174FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,5873,174FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,600
FY20091,259
FY20101,550
FY20111,687
FY20122,102
FY20132,585
FY20142,465
FY20152,809
FY20162,896
FY20172,829
FY20183,003
FY20193,174
FY20202,658
FY20212,021
FY20222,107
FY20231,521
FY20241,549
FY20251,732
FY2026*1,075
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*117907150
FY20252171,553160
FY20242131,402132
FY20232171,380122
FY20222111,922172
FY20212141,836169
FY2020192,488160
FY2019192,909255
FY20181142,807181
FY20171112,641176
FY2016192,614272
FY2015122,586220
FY2014002,262203
FY2013002,451134
FY2012001,924178
FY2011001,491196
FY2010001,369181
FY2009001,17188
FY2008001,467133
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 Richmond, Virginia.

Applications by employer
  1. Capital One Services, LLC3,779
  2. Virginia Commonwealth University1,730
  3. Wipro Limited1,473
  4. Infosys Limited1,425
  5. UST Global Inc.1,391
  6. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp934
  7. Anthem, Inc.843
  8. Deloitte Consulting LLP793
  9. IBM India Private Limited784
  10. Capgemini America Inc729
  11. Vcu Health System Authority625
  12. Accenture LLP471
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 Developers12,190
  2. Computer Systems Analysts6,883
  3. Computer Programmers4,304
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other3,393
  5. Operations Research Analysts1,155
  6. Database Administrators728
  7. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists582
  8. Data Scientists495
  9. Network and Computer Systems Administrators484
  10. Management Analysts432
Visa routes
  1. H-1B35,685
  2. PERM labour certification3,282
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers143
  4. E-3 (Australia)107
  5. H-2A agricultural workers17
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)17
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)2
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 $107,890; middle half $89,482 to $131,206 · median prevailing wage $102,939 (marker) · 3,784 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Strawberries4
  2. Vegetables, Strawberries, Pumpkins, Gourds1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Virginia

Richmond, Virginia ranks #1 of 177 cities in Virginia by work visa applications on record, with 11.89% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Virginia
1 of 177
Share of Virginia's city applications
11.89%
Share of U.S. total
0.34%
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

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Application Developer
  • Applications Consultant 2
  • Applications Consultant 3
  • Architect
  • Assistant Professor
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Analysis Manager
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Database Administrator
  • Devops Engineer
  • Engineer Lead
  • Engineer SR
  • Java Developer
  • Lead II - Software Engineering
  • Lead Software Engineer
  • Manager JC50
  • Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Principal Data Analyst
  • Product Developer Scientist
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Senior Data Analyst
  • Senior Lead Software Engineer
  • Senior Manager, Software Engineering
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Consultant
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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