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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $66,560 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $66,955 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 1 $68,661 100.00%
Product Safety Engineers 1 $69,701 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $70,470 100.00%
Human Resources Managers 1 $72,467 100.00%
Mathematicians 1 $75,670 100.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1 $76,461 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 1 $76,565 100.00%
Robotics Engineers 1 $80,558 100.00%
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 331 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lebanon 6 $147,003 42.86%
Jordan 6 $142,123 46.15%
Nigeria 4 $101,675 40.00%
Bangladesh 4 $42,724 50.00%
Colombia 3 $52,771 37.50%
Italy 3 $63,671 37.50%
Turkey 3 $77,270 42.86%
Taiwan 3 $47,906 42.86%
Japan 3 $69,736 42.86%
Iran 3 $44,897 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drs Russel Pike Nelson 1 $100,942 100.00%
Williams Wpc I Llc 1 $101,442 100.00%
Beckley Pharmacy 1 $97,261 100.00%
Ohio Valley Health Services Education Corporatio 1 $95,638 100.00%
Amazoncom Services Llc 1 $96,387 100.00%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services Inc 1 $96,824 100.00%
Main Street Pharmacy 1 $97,261 100.00%
Preston Memorial Hospital Corporation 1 $116,584 100.00%
Apogee Medical Group Virginia Pc 1 $159,078 100.00%
E A Hawse Health Center Inc 1 $184,309 100.00%

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%

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