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 %
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $31,231 76.92%
Physicists 10 $75,535 76.92%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $55,908 76.92%
Neurologists 10 $162,282 76.92%
Medical and Health Services Managers 9 $84,818 69.23%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,350 61.54%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $36,177 66.67%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 8 $35,280 66.67%
Statisticians 8 $64,997 72.73%
Cost Estimators 8 $54,678 72.73%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 1 $73,237 50.00%
Financial Analysts 1 $43,493 50.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $38,730 50.00%
Chief Executives 1 $100,422 50.00%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 1 $41,309 50.00%
Electrical Engineers 1 $60,195 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 1 $39,998 50.00%
Lawyers 1 $54,579 50.00%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $30,742 50.00%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1 $35,589 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 331 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Switzerland 1 $19,080 33.33%
Jamaica 1 $162,718 33.33%
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%
Saudi Arabia 1 $61,907 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $21,700 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in West Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Braves Technologies Llc 1 $74,672 100.00%
Eminent Software Services 1 $74,672 100.00%
Nucor Steel Decatur Llc 1 $75,171 100.00%
Itech Us Inc 1 $75,587 100.00%
Lanco Global Systems Inc 1 $75,670 100.00%
Luzon Technologies Inc 1 $76,502 100.00%
Midsys Inc 1 $76,669 100.00%
Staxa Technologies Llc 1 $76,856 100.00%
Spark Data Solutions Inc 1 $76,877 100.00%
Htn Wireless Llc 1 $77,064 100.00%
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 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%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 44 $25,595 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 30 $25,736 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 12 $24,485 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 11 $26,195 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 10 $27,109 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $27,180 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 7 $24,832 100.00%
Crop Production 7 $27,397 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $27,602 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,313 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 173 $125,126 35.82%
Custom Computer Programming Services 42 $66,758 24.28%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 35 $76,276 43.21%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 14 $40,216 33.33%
Engineering Services 7 $67,243 20.00%
Full Service Restaurants 6 $24,967 26.09%
Private Households 6 $485,621 42.86%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 6 $72,686 66.67%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 5 $55,324 71.43%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 5 $74,847 71.43%

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