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West Virginia

State · United States

Applications on record
11,758
FY2025
843
FY2026 to 30 June
683
Share of U.S. total
0.10%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$120,765
Median wage$120,765certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in West Virginia.

Applications by fiscal year — West Virginia

422843FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
422843FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008473
FY2009629
FY2010723
FY2011554
FY2012595
FY2013586
FY2014558
FY2015656
FY2016742
FY2017616
FY2018668
FY2019642
FY2020548
FY2021516
FY2022574
FY2023535
FY2024617
FY2025843
FY2026*683
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*308848679
FY2025367165977
FY20243074409104
FY2023275138869
FY2022224543572
FY2021252539373
FY2020202642280
FY2019222453660
FY20181420528106
FY2017111152668
FY20161012619101
FY201551657956
FY2014319431105
FY201321551950
FY201221349189
FY201121244199
FY2010322545153
FY200941652782
FY200851840545
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in West Virginia.

Applications by employer
  1. West Virginia University2,231
  2. Marshall University504
  3. University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.239
  4. West Virginia University Medical Corporation215
  5. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.184
  6. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.172
  7. Digiblitz Technologies PVT Ltd147
  8. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc144
  9. Mahantech Corporation143
  10. L&T Technology Services Limited123
  11. West Virginia University Research Corporation118
  12. Mylan Inc.112
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Physicians, All Other1,275
  2. Software Developers826
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary742
  4. General Internal Medicine Physicians640
  5. Computer Systems Analysts477
  6. Computer Programmers306
  7. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers298
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse235
  9. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary228
  10. Computer Occupations, All Other195
Visa routes
  1. H-1B8,735
  2. PERM labour certification1,568
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers578
  4. H-2A agricultural workers273
  5. E-3 (Australia)39
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)17
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $120,765; middle half $84,907 to $249,995 · median prevailing wage $69,500 (marker) · 1,466 applications.

$60k$145k$230k$315k$400k
$60k$145k$230k$315k$400k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Apples13
  2. Fruits and Vegetables8
  3. Peaches7
  4. General Farm Workers5
  5. Vegetables5
  6. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in West Virginia with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Morgantown, WV3,104
  2. Charleston, WV1,661
  3. Huntington, WV1,283
  4. Martinsburg, WV597
  5. Beckley, WV395
  6. Wheeling, WV297
  7. Bridgeport, WV221
  8. Charles Town, WV208
  9. South Charleston, WV199
  10. Inwood, WV188
  11. Parkersburg, WV184
  12. Fairmont, WV168
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green cards, naturalization and admissions

People who became lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens while living in West Virginia, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with West Virginia as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

4659302015201620172018201920202021202220232024
465930201520172019202120232024
Data table
2015790
2016930
2017780
2018680
2019820
2020550
2021490
2022810
2023770
2024820
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
2024820540
2023770570
2022810660
2021490490
2020550320
2019820490
2018680570
2017780560
2016930500
2015790500
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Philippines70
  2. Mexico50
  3. China40
  4. Vietnam40
  5. Nigeria40
  6. India40
  7. El Salvador30
  8. Jamaica30
  9. Dominican Republic30
  10. Yemen20
  11. Syria20
  12. Pakistan20
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)11,570
  2. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)6,840
  3. Students and exchange visitors4,470
  4. Temporary workers and families2,810
  5. Diplomats and other representatives510
  6. Treaty traders and investors340
  7. All other classes120
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B9,170
  2. WT5,330
  3. F2,810
  4. B2,410
  5. WB1,510
  6. J1,490
  7. TN550
  8. L460
  9. H1B450
  10. H2B, H2R400
  11. E300
  12. H2A260
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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