H1B Report
State comparison

Virgin Islands vs Washington

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Virgin Islands
VIRank #55
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricVirgin IslandsWashington
Total filings1,069422,396▲
National share %0.01%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#55#6▲
Top sponsorUS Virgin Islands Department of EducationMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share47.7%20.1%
Top occupationSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Virgin Islands
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010130
FY201193
FY2012102
FY201376
FY201495
FY201573
FY201660
FY201751
FY201842
FY20195
FY202060
FY202132
FY202259
FY202375
FY202435
FY202548
FY202633
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Virgin Islands

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Virgin Islands

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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