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 %
Civil Engineers 40 $54,569 81.63%
Engineers, All Other 39 $71,570 79.59%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 38 $54,335 82.61%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 37 $40,106 80.43%
Accountants and Auditors 37 $44,084 84.09%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $51,132 81.82%
Electrical Engineers 36 $74,710 83.72%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $36,465 82.50%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 33 $51,504 84.62%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 31 $57,996 79.49%
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 %
Agreeya Solutions Inc 1 $49,088 100.00%
Columbia Gas Transmissions Llc 1 $49,088 100.00%
Special Metals Corporation 1 $49,400 100.00%
Sulzer Metco Us Inc 1 $49,400 100.00%
It Resources Inc 1 $49,525 100.00%
Happy Solutions Llc 1 $50,128 100.00%
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company 1 $50,211 100.00%
Touchstone Testing Laboratory Llc 1 $50,315 100.00%
Sai Technologies Llc 1 $50,336 100.00%
Tri State Animal Clinic Inc 1 $50,440 100.00%
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 %
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation 1 $57,782 100.00%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,198 100.00%
Special Food Services 1 $44,678 100.00%
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 $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