We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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West Virginia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
4,682 88.46% $85,381 H-1B
449 8.48% $77,840 PERM
147 2.78% $25,336 H-2A
15 0.28% $105,001 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, West Virginia has seen a total of 5,293 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in West Virginia is the H-1B visa with 4,682 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.46% of West Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 449 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of West Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in West Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 40 $54,569 81.63%
Engineers, All Other 39 $71,570 79.59%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 38 $54,335 82.61%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 37 $40,106 80.43%
Accountants and Auditors 37 $44,084 84.09%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $51,132 81.82%
Electrical Engineers 36 $74,710 83.72%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $36,465 82.50%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 33 $51,504 84.62%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 31 $57,996 79.49%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Virginia Employees Over Time
West Virginia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 315 employees were hired. West Virginia peaked in 2018 with 430 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 331 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in West Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 82 $86,600 37.61%
Canada 19 $89,776 39.58%
Pakistan 16 $112,719 35.56%
South Korea 15 $37,997 39.47%
China 12 $63,167 41.38%
Nepal 11 $64,716 42.31%
Philippines 9 $64,764 45.00%
Syria 7 $102,337 43.75%
United Kingdom 6 $65,347 40.00%
Lebanon 6 $147,003 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Virginia University 548 $73,992 57.26%
Marshall University 203 $77,291 84.23%
University Physicians Surgeons Inc 120 $118,453 91.60%
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc 105 $70,806 82.68%
Lt Technology Services Limited 89 $68,297 89.00%
Charleston Area Medical Center Inc 89 $138,764 92.71%
Mahantech Corporation 88 $53,794 96.70%
Marshall University School Of Medicine 81 $146,301 90.00%
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc 80 $106,630 95.24%
West Virginia University Research Corporation 71 $52,148 92.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Virginia University 344 $57,606 100.00%
Charleston Area Medical Center Inc 22 $127,246 36.07%
Mylan Inc 22 $72,037 62.86%
University Physicians Surgeons Inc 15 $122,842 55.56%
Wheeling Hospital Inc 14 $139,612 60.87%
American Public Education Inc 8 $99,440 36.36%
Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood Llc 8 $91,226 36.36%
Digiblitz Technologies Private Limited 8 $49,601 36.36%
St Marys Medical Center Inc 7 $48,710 33.33%
Monongahela Valley Assoc Of Health Centers Inc 7 $96,467 38.89%

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 998 $77,367 67.16%
Custom Computer Programming Services 686 $60,320 81.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 618 $148,688 91.02%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 328 $139,586 92.92%
Engineering Services 200 $64,169 83.68%
Offices Of Physicians 136 $119,155 80.95%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 134 $72,316 88.16%
Computer Systems Design Services 117 $57,256 88.64%
Management Consulting Services 65 $61,678 89.04%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 59 $39,650 83.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 44 $25,595 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 30 $25,736 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 12 $24,485 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 11 $26,195 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $27,109 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $27,180 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 7 $24,832 100.00%
Crop Production 7 $27,397 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $27,602 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,313 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 173 $125,126 35.82%
Custom Computer Programming Services 42 $66,758 24.28%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 35 $76,276 43.21%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 14 $40,216 33.33%
Engineering Services 7 $67,243 20.00%
Full Service Restaurants 6 $24,967 26.09%
Private Households 6 $485,621 42.86%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 6 $72,686 66.67%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 5 $55,324 71.43%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 5 $74,847 71.43%

West Virginia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in West Virginia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in West Virginia over all years is $85,381. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage