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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 47260) · United States

Applications on record
21,017
FY2025
1,284
FY2026 to 30 June
1,000
Share of U.S. total
0.17%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$95,659
Median wage$95,659certified 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

Applications by fiscal year — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

9751,949FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
9751,949FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008661
FY2009622
FY2010774
FY2011665
FY2012638
FY2013618
FY2014774
FY20151,035
FY20161,167
FY20171,328
FY20181,949
FY20191,926
FY20201,716
FY20211,177
FY20221,267
FY20231,172
FY20241,244
FY20251,284
FY2026*1,000
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*23138649190
FY202523104967190
FY202424118904198
FY202319102906145
FY202216841,024143
FY2021865976128
FY20208631,489156
FY20196581,717145
FY20186721,755116
FY20176761,15294
FY20167531,004103
FY201571592687
FY20144070763
FY20130056058
FY201200538100
FY20110057590
FY201000610164
FY20090054874
FY20080056398
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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

Applications by employer
  1. Anthem, Inc.1,387
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp930
  3. Old Dominion University807
  4. UST Global Inc.791
  5. The College of William and Mary601
  6. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC291
  7. Virtusa Corporation244
  8. ADP Technology Services, Inc.243
  9. Portsmouth Public Schools238
  10. Eastern Virginia Medical School219
  11. Accenture LLP217
  12. Hampton University190
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 Developers4,784
  2. Computer Systems Analysts2,573
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other1,516
  4. Computer Programmers812
  5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers542
  6. Civil Engineers360
  7. Management Analysts346
  8. Physicists338
  9. Physicians, All Other317
  10. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education275
Visa routes
  1. H-1B16,748
  2. PERM labour certification2,342
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers948
  4. E-3 (Australia)166
  5. H-2A agricultural workers157
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)23
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)23
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 $95,659; middle half $70,658 to $119,980 · median prevailing wage $84,438 (marker) · 2,448 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers9
  2. General Farm Workers4
  3. Strawberries3
  4. Oysters2
  5. Nursery2
  6. Christmas Trees2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Norfolk, VA9,653
  2. Virginia Beach, VA4,266
  3. Newport News, VA2,107
  4. Chesapeake, VA1,283
  5. Williamsburg, VA898
  6. Hampton, VA793
  7. Portsmouth, VA452
  8. Suffolk, VA293
  9. Smithfield, VA231
  10. Yorktown, VA136
  11. Williamsburg, VA135
  12. Franklin, VA131
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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