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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 108 $25,745 276.92%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 17 $27,179 113.33%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $28,116 26.67%
Nursery Workers 3 $25,646 27.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 80 $112,914 34.33%
Internists, General 50 $95,769 39.68%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $65,720 57.58%
Software Developers, Applications 18 $82,118 100.00%
Psychiatrists 13 $92,029 76.47%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $39,798 70.59%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $28,471 100.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 10 $47,206 142.86%
Surgeons 9 $102,537 128.57%
Pediatricians, General 8 $86,576 114.29%
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 %
Fireeye Inc 1 $89,669 100.00%
Populus Group 1 $89,856 100.00%
Touchstone Testing Laboratory Ltd 1 $101,941 100.00%
Menakshy Koul Dds Ms Pllc 1 $103,834 100.00%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1 $102,731 100.00%
Mrc Services Company Llc 1 $103,438 100.00%
Frontier Kemper Constructors Inc 1 $103,438 100.00%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 1 $105,019 100.00%
Bp America Inc 1 $108,971 100.00%
Bridgeport Pharmacy Inc 1 $110,011 100.00%
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 %
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation 1 $57,782 100.00%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,198 100.00%
Special Food Services 1 $44,678 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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