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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12 $41,351 75.00%
Materials Engineers 12 $67,766 75.00%
Dentists, General 12 $101,447 80.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 12 $75,246 85.71%
Industrial Production Managers 12 $98,067 85.71%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12 $112,516 85.71%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 12 $180,203 85.71%
Athletic Trainers 11 $33,225 78.57%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11 $57,578 78.57%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11 $118,394 78.57%
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 %
Bahrain 1 $119,371 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $17,210 33.33%
Switzerland 1 $19,080 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $162,718 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $43,493 50.00%
Palestine 1 $81,330 50.00%
Vietnam 1 $38,730 50.00%
Kenya 1 $48,776 50.00%
Ecuador 1 $187,199 50.00%
Austria 1 $166,400 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wheeling Hospital Inc 57 $170,842 82.61%
Mylan Inc 56 $76,602 86.15%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 52 $52,784 86.67%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 47 $54,748 90.38%
United Hospital Center Inc 44 $193,043 88.00%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 39 $56,370 81.25%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 33 $52,508 70.21%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of West Virginia Pllc 32 $157,302 91.43%
St Marys Medical Center 30 $196,534 88.24%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 30 $54,205 88.24%

Top Industries in West Virginia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 998 $77,367 67.16%
Custom Computer Programming Services 686 $60,320 81.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 618 $148,688 91.02%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 328 $139,586 92.92%
Engineering Services 200 $64,169 83.68%
Offices Of Physicians 136 $119,155 80.95%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 134 $72,316 88.16%
Computer Systems Design Services 117 $57,256 88.64%
Management Consulting Services 65 $61,678 89.04%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 59 $39,650 83.10%

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