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 %
Industrial Production Managers 14 $102,921 77.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 14 $63,081 82.35%
Dentists, General 13 $103,859 76.47%
Pathologists 13 $101,088 81.25%
Materials Engineers 13 $70,501 81.25%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13 $41,569 81.25%
Financial Managers 13 $79,344 81.25%
Statisticians 12 $64,705 80.00%
Athletic Trainers 12 $34,386 80.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 12 $180,203 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urban and Regional Planners 1 $45,510 50.00%
Logisticians 1 $82,826 50.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1 $42,453 50.00%
Physical Therapists 1 $61,907 50.00%
Mechanical Engineers 1 $61,963 50.00%
Purchasing Managers 1 $86,778 50.00%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $67,205 50.00%
Instructional Coordinators 1 $48,422 50.00%
Biomedical Engineers 1 $73,486 50.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 1 $116,646 50.00%
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 87 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mexico 6 $74,658 42.86%
United Kingdom 6 $65,347 46.15%
Vietnam 6 $22,783 50.00%
Lebanon 6 $147,003 54.55%
Egypt 5 $82,892 45.45%
Brazil 4 $90,290 40.00%
Colombia 4 $70,721 44.44%
Nigeria 4 $101,675 50.00%
Italy 4 $46,366 57.14%
South Africa 3 $68,016 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bio Medical Applications Of West Virginia Inc 1 $59,218 100.00%
Center For Innovative Healthcare Inc 1 $59,550 100.00%
Variyas Global Solutions Inc 1 $59,800 100.00%
E L Robinson Engineering Co 1 $60,174 100.00%
Isolve Technology Inc 1 $60,174 100.00%
Amor Systems Llc 1 $60,174 100.00%
Denken Solutions Inc 1 $60,174 100.00%
Novavax Inc 1 $60,403 100.00%
Strategic Resources International Inc 1 $60,549 100.00%
Nursing Care Home Health Agency Inc 1 $60,570 100.00%
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 %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,102 $77,340 67.82%
Custom Computer Programming Services 731 $61,915 82.13%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 661 $148,663 91.30%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 342 $141,473 90.96%
Engineering Services 216 $65,051 83.72%
Offices Of Physicians 201 $119,154 87.39%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 134 $72,316 79.76%
Computer Systems Design Services 121 $58,643 88.97%
Management Consulting Services 67 $62,594 88.16%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 67 $40,400 93.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 53 $26,596 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 35 $26,557 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,936 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 13 $27,010 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $27,109 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $28,043 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 8 $25,436 100.00%
Crop Production 7 $27,397 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $28,116 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 3 $30,271 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 483 $56,725 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 173 $125,126 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 81 $101,359 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 42 $66,758 100.00%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 35 $76,276 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 14 $40,216 60.87%
Engineering Services 7 $67,243 50.00%
Full Service Restaurants 6 $24,967 66.67%
Private Households 6 $485,621 85.71%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 6 $72,686 85.71%

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