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 %
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $48,208 66.67%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 8 $35,280 66.67%
Geographers 8 $46,626 72.73%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8 $36,168 72.73%
Environmental Engineers 8 $75,683 72.73%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $41,683 72.73%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 7 $42,378 63.64%
Microbiologists 7 $42,851 63.64%
Astronomers 7 $68,610 70.00%
Instructional Coordinators 7 $41,208 70.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $18,840 50.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1 $127,462 50.00%
Geographers 1 $51,210 50.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1 $13,957 50.00%
Mechanical Engineers 1 $61,963 50.00%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 1 $29,350 50.00%
Logisticians 1 $82,826 50.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1 $42,453 50.00%
Human Resources Managers 1 $54,558 50.00%
Biomedical Engineers 1 $73,486 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 %
Estonia 1 $64,688 33.33%
Iraq 1 $56,630 33.33%
Romania 1 $17,840 33.33%
Portugal 1 $67,475 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $61,907 33.33%
Zimbabwe 1 $41,309 33.33%
Bolivia 1 $80,101 50.00%
United States Of America 1 $17,210 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $162,718 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $19,594 50.00%

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