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 %
Marketing Managers 4 $72,800 80.00%
Web Developers 4 $49,744 80.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $45,075 80.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $54,790 80.00%
Sales Managers 4 $70,632 80.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 4 $58,968 80.00%
Veterinarians 4 $67,460 80.00%
Chief Executives 4 $143,614 80.00%
Computer Network Architects 4 $88,977 80.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 4 $87,242 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
E A Hawse Halth Center Inc 1 $147,576 100.00%
Samuel Panal Rojas Md Inc 1 $149,178 100.00%
Sanjay Bharti Md Pllx 1 $150,218 100.00%
Gbrian Eves Dds Inc 1 $153,296 100.00%
Elevance Health Inc 1 $158,725 100.00%
Med Surg Group Incorporated 1 $159,078 100.00%
Vision 2020 Pllc 1 $141,357 100.00%
Apogee Medical Groupvirginiapc 1 $140,608 100.00%
Verastem Inc 1 $131,851 100.00%
Zen3 Infosolutions America Inc 1 $133,702 100.00%
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 %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 2 $27,726 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 2 $26,374 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $29,661 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $24,190 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $29,661 100.00%
Timber Tract Operations 1 $26,957 100.00%

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