H-1B sponsorVAFEIN 54-6001730Updated May 2026

Virginia Department of Transportation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Virginia Department of Transportation. Filed 37 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a VA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N

Certified

94.6%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

2.7%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

Virginia Department of Transportation is a state transportation agency based in Virginia that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized technical and engineering positions. Since 2020, the organization has filed 37 H-1B petitions with strong compliance, achieving a 94.59% certification rate and no denials.

The employer's H-1B activity has grown significantly, from 1 filing in 2020 to a peak of 16 filings in 2024. The role mix reflects infrastructure and digital transformation priorities: Civil Engineers lead with 7 filings, followed by Computer Occupations (9 filings), Software Developers (4), Data Scientists (3), and Operations Research Analysts (2). This distribution shows reliance on both traditional engineering expertise and modern data and software capabilities.

Virginia DOT's high certification rate and minimal withdrawal activity (2.7% withdrawn, 0% denied) indicate consistent alignment with H-1B prevailing wage and labor condition requirements across its filings.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Virginia Department of Transportation’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified94.6%

Cert-withdrawn2.7%

Withdrawn2.7%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Virginia Department of Transportation. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	9
2	17-2051	Civil Engineers	7
3	15-1252	Software Developers	4
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	3
5	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	2
6	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2
7	15-1243	Database Architects	2
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	1
9	13-1199	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1
10	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	1

Computer Occupations, All Other

Civil Engineers

Software Developers

Data Scientists

Operations Research Analysts

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Database Architects

Industrial Engineers

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Mechanical Engineers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2020	1
FY2022	2
FY2023	7
FY2024	16
FY2025	11

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