West Virginia University
Educational Services · Primarily WV · PERM filings 2019–2024
Overview
West Virginia University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 166 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #419 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 99 were certified (59.6% approval rate), taking about 311 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Physicians and Surgeons, All Other, with most worksites in WV, and the median sponsored wage is $212,948.
166
PERM filings
59.6%
approval
0
denied
$212,948
median wage
311d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 103 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (35%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India36
- Pakistan16
- Canada13
- Venezuela3
- Egypt3
- Nepal3
- Lebanon3
- China3
- Jordan2
- Brazil2
Prior visa status
- H-1B85
- J-110
- F-15
- H-41
- O-11
- TN1
Education
- Other73
- Doctorate22
- Master's8
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations West Virginia University most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 38 | $331,306 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 24 | $155,659 |
| Physicians, All Other | 10 | $276,120 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $96,067 |
| Pediatricians, General | 6 | $235,811 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 6 | $236,112 |
| Internists, General | 5 | $253,579 |
| Psychiatrists | 4 | $231,182 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $144,376 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $75,667 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$95,000
25th
$212,948
median
$291,374
75th
$389,514
90th
Law firms used
- Hammond Neal Moore, LLC6
- Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.3
- Corporate Immigration Partners, PC1
- Hammond Neal Moore, LLC.1
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-300-24295-419819 | Assistant Professor (Process Systems Engineering) | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Mar 8, 2026 |
| G-100-24220-250692 | Director of Economic Innovation | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Jan 21, 2026 |
| G-300-24180-161717 | Assistant Professor (Rheumatology) | Certified | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-161782 | Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology) | Certified | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-161758 | Assistant Professor (Pediatrics) | Certified | Fairmont, WV | Nov 7, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-161684 | Assistant Professor & Medical Director (Pathology) | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Nov 7, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-161654 | Assistant Professor (Nephrology) | Certified | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-158002 | Assistant Professor (Hematology/Oncology) | Certified | Wheeling, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-159839 | Assistant Professor (Benign Hematologist) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-158495 | Assistant Professor (Neurology-Epilepsy) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-161225 | Assistant Professor (Neurosurgery) | Certified | Wheeling, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-158306 | Assistant Professor (Pediatrics- Cardiac Critical Care) | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-158855 | Assistant Professor (Pediatric Neonatology) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-158435 | Assistant Professor (Pediatric Otolaryngology) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-159688 | Assistant Professor (Endocrinology) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-158714 | Assistant Professor (Neurology-Neuromuscular) | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24172-132821 | Service Assistant Professor (English) | Certified | Morgantown, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-157935 | Assistant Professor (Diagnostic Radiology) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| G-300-24180-157685 | Assistant Professor (Neurology) | Certified | Martinsburg, WV | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-300-24180-157824 | Assistant Professor (Neurology) | Certified | Nov 6, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.