State trend · WV

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in West Virginia

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in West Virginia, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
1,424
Employers (2026)
40
Median Wage (2026)
$94,099

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of West Virginia-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. West Virginia University 360 PERM
  2. 2. Marshall University 69 PERM
  3. 3. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation 48 PERM
  4. 4. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC 38 PERM
  5. 5. MAHANTECH CORPORATION 32 PERM
  6. 6. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. 30 PERM
  7. 7. UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS SURGEONS, INC. 27 PERM
  8. 8. United Hospital Center 26 PERM
  9. 9. ST. MARY'S MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 22 PERM
  10. 10. Mylan Inc. 21 PERM
  11. 11. AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 21 PERM
  12. 12. Primary Aim LLC 20 PERM
  13. 13. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 19 PERM
  14. 14. WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY 18 PERM
  15. 15. HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF WEST VIRGINIA, 18 PERM
  16. 16. Fayette Physician Network, Inc. 16 PERM
  17. 17. RITE AID CORPORATION 14 PERM
  18. 18. Apogee Medical Group, West Virginia, PLLC 13 PERM
  19. 19. WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC. 13 PERM
  20. 20. CAMDENCLARK PHYSICIAN CORPORATION 11 PERM

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