Cap-exempt employers in West Virginia
11 employers in West Virginia appear cap-exempt in the register, 4 of them verified by hand and 0 with a connected careers feed. Ground 1 (higher education) dominates with 8; ground 2 (affiliated nonprofit) follows with 3. The largest by FY2026 H-1B approvals are West Virginia University (124), West Virginia University Medical Corporation d/b/a University Health (87), Marshall University (25).
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By FY2026 H-1B approvalsOpenings in West Virginia
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All openings in West Virginia in the jobs search. A posting counts for West Virginia when its location text names the state, or, failing that, when its employer is based there.
What employers in West Virginia hire on H-1B
DOL FY2025 certified LCAs| Occupation (SOC) | LCAs | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 113 | $152,006 | 2 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 38 | $206,013 | 2 |
| Physicians, All Other | 17 | $249,600 | 1 |
| Cardiologists | 15 | $465,000 | 1 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 14 | $97,560 | 2 |
| Pediatricians, General | 12 | $233,122 | 1 |
| Surgeons, All Other | 7 | $420,000 | 1 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $87,570 | 2 |
Totals add up each employer’s five most-certified occupations in DOL FY2025 Labor Condition Applications, so they understate the state’s full hiring. Median wage is the median of those employers’ median offered wages; it is an approximation, not a state-wide median.