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 %
Soil and Plant Scientists 1 $66,061 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1 $29,120 100.00%
Economists 1 $49,858 100.00%
Forensic Science Technicians 1 $47,029 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $70,470 100.00%
Procurement Clerks 1 $39,104 100.00%
Pharmacists 1 $111,779 100.00%
Counseling Psychologists 1 $47,424 100.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1 $76,461 100.00%
Medical Transcriptionists 1 $30,909 100.00%
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 87 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 96 $86,000 40.51%
Canada 21 $88,766 40.38%
Pakistan 20 $105,032 43.48%
South Korea 15 $37,997 35.71%
Nepal 14 $45,103 48.28%
China 13 $60,279 50.00%
Philippines 9 $64,764 45.00%
Syria 7 $102,337 35.00%
Bangladesh 7 $40,345 41.18%
Jordan 7 $133,373 46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apogee Medical Group West Virginia Pllc 31 $165,313 88.57%
St Marys Medical Center 30 $196,534 88.24%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 30 $54,205 88.24%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of West Virginia Pllc 30 $172,886 90.91%
Peachtree Inpatient Consulting Llc 29 $120,334 87.88%
Wipro Limited 29 $62,998 93.55%
West Virginia State University 27 $45,466 87.10%
Marshall University Research Corporation 27 $49,102 87.10%
Move Inc 27 $77,285 90.00%
American Public University System 26 $89,362 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B W Quality Growers Llc 3 $28,115 100.00%
B And W Quality Growers Inc 3 $20,567 100.00%
Flying W Farms Llc 2 $23,733 100.00%
Gritts Midway Greenhouse Llc 2 $30,576 100.00%
Specialty Crop Farm Labor Contractors Llc 2 $31,335 100.00%
Derek Kilmer 2 $25,376 100.00%
Butler Farms 2 $27,924 100.00%
National Fruit Orchards Inc 2 $22,994 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Wvmdpa 2 1 $37,794 100.00%
The Charm Farm Llc 1 $31,491 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Massey Coal Services 2 $52,884 25.00%
Shepherd University 2 $41,635 25.00%
Dutch Miller Enterprises Inc 2 $18,034 25.00%
United Bank Inc Wv 2 $43,493 28.57%
Wetzel County Hospital 2 $140,920 28.57%
Williamson Hma Physician Management Llc 2 $83,245 28.57%
Huntington Alloys Corporation 2 $66,342 28.57%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 2 $90,303 28.57%
Constellium 2 $504,441 33.33%
Wvsu Research Development Corporation 2 $42,016 33.33%

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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