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Sterling, Virginia

City · Virginia, United States

Applications on record
15,713
FY2025
634
FY2026 to 30 June
435
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$108,347
Median wage$108,347certified 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 Sterling, Virginia.

Applications by fiscal year — Sterling, Virginia

8161,632FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8161,632FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008941
FY2009600
FY2010557
FY2011646
FY2012625
FY2013669
FY2014817
FY20151,632
FY20161,377
FY20171,064
FY2018955
FY2019841
FY2020686
FY2021723
FY2022822
FY2023788
FY2024901
FY2025634
FY2026*435
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*24288123
FY202514398222
FY202417632252
FY202315588185
FY202212660150
FY202111428284
FY202014538134
FY201914666161
FY201817692246
FY201710887167
FY201691,144224
FY201501,496136
FY20140702115
FY20130548121
FY20120514111
FY20110529117
FY20100434123
FY2009051882
FY20080775166
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 Sterling, Virginia.

Applications by employer
  1. Rei Systems Inc.816
  2. Asurion, LLC749
  3. Asta CRS, Inc.590
  4. Vigna Solutions, Inc.345
  5. Nivid Infotech Inc.277
  6. Synechron, Inc.249
  7. Neustar, Inc.248
  8. Nest Technologies Corporation235
  9. Varnar Inc217
  10. Global IT, Inc.217
  11. Bell Info Solutions, LLC216
  12. Comprobase, Inc.201
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 Developers5,528
  2. Computer Systems Analysts2,200
  3. Computer Programmers1,887
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other871
  5. Database Administrators481
  6. Network and Computer Systems Administrators470
  7. Management Analysts243
  8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers172
  9. Accountants and Auditors151
  10. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers130
Visa routes
  1. H-1B11,937
  2. PERM labour certification3,119
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers157
  4. E-3 (Australia)62
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)3
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)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 $108,347; middle half $90,927 to $126,230 · median prevailing wage $102,274 (marker) · 1,287 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Virginia

Sterling, Virginia ranks #7 of 177 cities in Virginia by work visa applications on record, with 4.60% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Virginia
7 of 177
Share of Virginia's city applications
4.60%
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
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.

  • Data Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer 3
  • Software Engineer 4
  • Software Programmer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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