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 %
Operations Research Analysts 20 $53,493 83.33%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 19 $50,329 86.36%
Financial Analysts 18 $53,002 81.82%
Biological Technicians 18 $34,781 81.82%
Biological Scientists, All Other 17 $50,539 80.95%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $47,201 80.95%
Physicists 17 $76,228 85.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 16 $76,322 80.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $43,385 75.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 14 $112,632 70.00%
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 %
Quality Bookkeeping Inc 2 $42,276 66.67%
Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Company 2 $44,585 66.67%
Gilmer County High School 2 $41,277 66.67%
The Marshall University Foundation Inc 2 $44,793 66.67%
Consulting Bay Inc 2 $53,747 66.67%
Sepals Corporation 2 $42,131 66.67%
Roane County Board Of Education 2 $37,085 66.67%
Villa Ditrapano Inc 2 $38,439 66.67%
Aegis Therapies Inc 2 $53,310 66.67%
New Era Technology Inc 2 $37,045 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

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