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West Virginia University

Employer · West Virginia, United States

Employer address
West Virginia, United States
Applications on record
2,290
FY2025 applications
179
FY2026 to 30 June
161
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$100,630
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

West Virginia University appears in 2,290 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 179.

Applications by fiscal year — West Virginia University

90179FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
90179FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200883
FY200988
FY2010120
FY201177
FY2012127
FY2013118
FY2014117
FY2015103
FY2016149
FY2017120
FY2018131
FY2019103
FY202093
FY2021108
FY2022144
FY2023145
FY2024124
FY2025179
FY2026*161
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13625
FY202515029
FY20249628
FY202312223
FY202212024
FY20219018
FY20207023
FY20199112
FY20189437
FY201710317
FY201611633
FY20159211
FY20147443
FY201310414
FY201210423
FY20115918
FY20107149
FY2009808
FY20087211
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

West Virginia University: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
WV2,231
VA5
MD3
PA3
FL3
CA3
NC1
IN1
TX1
Worksite states
  1. West Virginia2,231
  2. Virginia5
  3. Maryland3
  4. Pennsylvania3
  5. Florida3
  6. California3
  7. North Carolina1
  8. Indiana1
  9. Texas1
Worksite cities
  1. Morgantown, WV1,694
  2. Charleston, WV151
  3. Martinsburg, WV111
  4. Montgomery, WV51
  5. Beckley, WV36
  6. Parkersburg, WV33
  7. Weston, WV31
  8. Wheeling, WV18
  9. Fairmont, WV14
  10. Keyser, WV14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary644
  2. Physicians, All Other242
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary194
  4. Pediatricians, General49
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary47
  6. General Internal Medicine Physicians47
  7. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary44
  8. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary43
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor675
  2. Research Assistant Professor64
  3. Research Associate49
  4. Teaching Assistant Professor33
  5. Assistant Professor (neurology)29
  6. Post Doctoral Fellow27
  7. Postdoctoral Fellow27
  8. Assistant Professor (endocrinology)22

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $100,630; middle half $85,000 to $124,890 · median prevailing wage $53,872 (marker) · 347 applications.

$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
$60k$110k$160k$210k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I285
  2. Level II34
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV37
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India96
  2. Canada47
  3. Pakistan36
  4. China32
  5. South Korea17
  6. Lebanon10
  7. Iran8
  8. Nepal8
  9. Turkey8
  10. Syria7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

53106FY2009FY2010FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
53106FY2009FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200912
FY201068
FY201547
FY20160
FY201752
FY20181
FY201949
FY202060
FY2021106
FY202286
FY202323
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023130100
FY2022490370
FY2021540520
FY2020260340
FY2019200290
FY20180010
FY2017170350
FY20160001
FY2015250220
FY2010340340
FY20099030
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Goldblum, Pollins & Dennis, P.C.20
  2. Hammond Neal Moore, LLC19
  3. Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.6
  4. Sostrin Immigration Lawyers, LLP1
  5. Dunn Law Firm, LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in West Virginia

West Virginia University has 2,290 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 245 sponsoring employers in West Virginia and #480 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 29.42% of the applications filed by employers based in West Virginia.

Rank in West Virginia
1 of 245
Rank in the United States
480 of 168,030
Share of West Virginia's applications
29.42%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in West Virginia
37
Largest sponsoring employers in West Virginia
  1. West Virginia University2,290
  2. Marshall University507
  3. Mahantech Corporation308
  4. University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.240
  5. Digiblitz Technologies PVT Ltd228
  6. West Virginia University Medical Corporation217
  7. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.184
  8. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.177
  9. West Virginia University Research Corporation121
  10. Wheeling Hospital, Inc.107
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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