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 %
Biostatisticians 8 $65,871 72.73%
Geographers 7 $45,305 63.64%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 7 $34,853 63.64%
Human Resources Specialists 7 $38,302 70.00%
Instructional Coordinators 7 $41,208 70.00%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $46,087 70.00%
Microbiologists 7 $42,851 70.00%
Biomedical Engineers 7 $60,076 70.00%
Environmental Engineers 7 $72,446 70.00%
Optometrists 7 $96,334 70.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 1 $38,314 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $18,840 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1 $94,182 50.00%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,176 50.00%
Database Administrators 1 $73,237 50.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1 $13,957 50.00%
Financial Analysts 1 $43,493 50.00%
Human Resources Managers 1 $54,558 50.00%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 1 $29,350 50.00%
Chief Executives 1 $100,422 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 %
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 %
Validation Technology Services Inc 1 $92,435 100.00%
Americas Best Block Inc 1 $92,747 100.00%
Hershel Woody Williams Va Medical Center 1 $92,830 100.00%
Becton Dickinson And Company 1 $93,080 100.00%
Davis Health System 1 $97,594 100.00%
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc 1 $97,614 100.00%
Urgent Care Mso Llc 1 $97,968 100.00%
Fayette Physician Network Inc 1 $98,363 100.00%
Celoris Tech Llc 1 $98,550 100.00%
Nordstrom Inc 1 $99,736 100.00%
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