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 %
Robotics Engineers 1 $80,558 100.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1 $56,056 100.00%
Urologists 1 $208,000 100.00%
Writers and Authors 1 $21,965 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $66,955 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $37,210 100.00%
Logistics Engineers 1 $82,826 100.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $57,283 100.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 1 $33,717 100.00%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 1 $44,782 100.00%
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 %
Tanisha Systems Inc 19 $40,639 86.36%
Ms Consulting Llc 18 $81,679 90.00%
Concord University 17 $44,740 85.00%
Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood Llc 17 $86,392 85.00%
Jacobs Psg Inc 16 $65,066 80.00%
Deloitte Touche Llp 16 $41,048 84.21%
Ernst Young Us Llp 16 $51,882 84.21%
Civil Environmental Consultants Inc 16 $50,063 88.89%
Infosys Limited 16 $71,061 94.12%
West Virginia University Reseach Corporation 15 $46,797 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
G And G Nursery 1 $22,568 100.00%
Fruit Hill Orchard 1 $19,510 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Athma Allergy Center 1 $45,863 33.33%
Beckley Oncology Associates Inc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Global Physics Solutions 1 $44,429 33.33%
Marshall County Schools 1 $21,700 33.33%
Miraflor Mohamad Ali Khorshad 1 $13,957 33.33%
Taylor Mountain Farm Llc 1 $39,998 33.33%
Montgomery General Hospital Inc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Kumar Nephrology Hypertension Inc 1 $65,374 33.33%
Psych Services Of Roane County Inc 1 $30,742 33.33%
Cabell Huntington Hospital 1 $106,621 33.33%

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services 1 $38,438 100.00%
Concrete Block And Brick Manufacturing 1 $92,747 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 1 $46,259 100.00%
Direct Mail Advertising 1 $89,523 100.00%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 1 $28,746 100.00%
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 1 $56,597 100.00%
Home Centers 1 $76,336 100.00%
Legal Services 1 $35,693 100.00%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 1 $26,582 100.00%
Trusts Estates And Agency Accounts 1 $72,467 100.00%
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