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 %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 511 $163,843 87.65%
Software Developers, Applications 387 $71,312 88.56%
Computer Systems Analysts 275 $56,509 88.42%
Internists, General 239 $144,123 82.70%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 174 $63,781 68.50%
Computer Programmers 163 $49,812 85.34%
Physical Therapists 79 $64,705 67.52%
Mechanical Engineers 78 $70,898 85.71%
Computer Occupations, All Other 77 $60,202 86.52%
Industrial Engineers 69 $66,628 78.41%
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 %
Lebanon 6 $147,003 42.86%
Jordan 6 $142,123 46.15%
Nigeria 4 $101,675 40.00%
Bangladesh 4 $42,724 50.00%
Colombia 3 $52,771 37.50%
Italy 3 $63,671 37.50%
Turkey 3 $77,270 42.86%
Taiwan 3 $47,906 42.86%
Japan 3 $69,736 42.86%
Iran 3 $44,897 42.86%

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)

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