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
5,088 87.97% $86,250 H-1B
503 8.70% $75,814 PERM
175 3.03% $26,376 H-2A
18 0.31% $116,555 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, West Virginia has seen a total of 5,784 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in West Virginia is the H-1B visa with 5,088 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.97% of West Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 503 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.70% of West Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in West Virginia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11 $118,394 78.57%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11 $57,578 78.57%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $31,231 71.43%
Neurologists 10 $162,282 71.43%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $55,908 76.92%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $40,922 69.23%
Biostatisticians 9 $64,847 69.23%
Human Resources Specialists 9 $39,964 69.23%
Cost Estimators 9 $58,254 69.23%
Medical and Health Services Managers 9 $84,818 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 1 $73,486 50.00%
Chemical Engineers 1 $74,547 50.00%
Materials Scientists 1 $81,328 50.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1 $34,220 50.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $38,730 50.00%
Sales Engineers 1 $61,880 50.00%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $30,742 50.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1 $35,214 50.00%
Financial Managers 1 $38,314 50.00%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $21,700 50.00%
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 87 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Singapore 2 $53,535 40.00%
Ghana 2 $38,886 40.00%
Peru 2 $40,614 50.00%
Libya 2 $84,573 50.00%
Grenada 2 $175,823 50.00%
Belgium 2 $69,404 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $73,648 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $162,718 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 $19,594 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $19,440 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ark Solutions Inc 1 $69,597 100.00%
3h Systems Llc 1 $69,638 100.00%
Comprehensive Care Services Inc 1 $69,659 100.00%
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Dhhs 1 $69,701 100.00%
E Aspire It Llc 1 $69,742 100.00%
Aes Us Services Llc 1 $69,742 100.00%
Trellis Technology Solutions Llc 1 $70,096 100.00%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 1 $70,096 100.00%
3s Business Corporation 1 $70,096 100.00%
Apptad Inc 1 $70,262 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,102 $77,340 67.82%
Custom Computer Programming Services 731 $61,915 82.13%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 661 $148,663 91.30%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 342 $141,473 90.96%
Engineering Services 216 $65,051 83.72%
Offices Of Physicians 201 $119,154 87.39%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 134 $72,316 79.76%
Computer Systems Design Services 121 $58,643 88.97%
Management Consulting Services 67 $62,594 88.16%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 67 $40,400 93.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 53 $26,596 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 35 $26,557 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,936 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 13 $27,010 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $27,109 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $28,043 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 8 $25,436 100.00%
Crop Production 7 $27,397 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $28,116 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 3 $30,271 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 483 $56,725 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 173 $125,126 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 81 $101,359 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 42 $66,758 100.00%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 35 $76,276 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 14 $40,216 60.87%
Engineering Services 7 $67,243 50.00%
Full Service Restaurants 6 $24,967 66.67%
Private Households 6 $485,621 85.71%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 6 $72,686 85.71%

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 $86,250. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage