Number  of 
Visa Petitions
www.myvisajobs.com
Percentage
Average Annual 
Salary
Median Annual  
Salary
Occupation Group
September 2006
2005 H1B Visa Reports :: West Virginia
New Openings
Career Network
$83,600
$55,000
404
0.13
in USA
All Occupations
Business
5
$53,400
$48,813
1
%
Education
140
$42,707
$57,003
35
%
Engineering, Architecture & Surveying
37
$53,560
$55,903
9
%
Information Technology
61
$54,708
$58,481
15
%
Life Science
10
$51,129
$60,906
2
%
Management
5
$26,400
$25,896
1
%
Mathematics & Physical Science
3
$58,000
$59,333
1
%
Medicine & Health
133
$130,000
$140,009
33
%
Others
6
$38,200
$40,490
1
%
Social Science
4
$35,000
$33,379
1
%
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Top 20 Immigration Attorneys in WV
Attorney
H1B Case
Kharivat Narayanan
52
1
Elizabeth Fager
48
2
Scott Hoppe
16
3
Jan Pederson
15
4
Doina Jikich
10
5
Palma Yanni
7
6
Robert Lubin
7
7
Barry Walker
6
8
Elizabeth Garvish
5
9
Robert Whitehill
5
10
Diane Carlton
4
11
Mark Knapp
4
12
Stephen Jeffries
4
13
Andrew Wizner
3
14
Glen Wasserstein
3
15
Gorli Harish
3
16
Jeff Xie
3
17
Linda Persun
3
18
Lisa Ventresca
3
19
Maryanne Cage
3
20
Top 20 H1B Visa Sponsors in WV
H1B Visa Sponsor
Visa Petitions
Median 
95
West Virginia University 
$43,002
17
Marshall University 
$38,520
9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
$60,620
9
WVU Medical Corp/University Health Associates 
$120,661
7
Wheeling Hospital, Inc. 
$43,576
6
Appal Regional Healthcare Inc 
$101,045
5
Pulmonary And Sleep Associate 
$342,867
5
Shenandoah Valley Medical System, Inc. 
$107,500
4
FMRS  Health Systems Inc 
$140,000
4
Highland Behavioral Health Services, Inc. 
$120,000
4
Marshall University- Joan C. Edwards School Of Med 
$119,995
4
Massey Coal Services, Inc. 
$61,000
4
Ohio Valley Medical Center 
$200,000
4
Salem International University Inc. 
$36,250
4
USDA  Ars 
$51,129
3
Alderson-Broaddus College 
$36,625
3
American Homes By United Builders, L.L.C. 
$42,500
3
American Solutions, Inc. 
$49,900
3
Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
$181,000
3
Dominion Resources Services, Inc. 
$73,001
Top 10 Cities(Number of Visas)
112
Morgantown
38
Huntington
36
Charleston
26
Wheeling
16
Martinsburg
10
Parkersburg
8
Beckley
8
Weston
7
Fairmont
7
Montgomery
Top 10 Occupations in WV(Number of Visas)
134
College & University Education
1
104
Physicians & Surgeons
2
52
Systems Analysis & Programming
3
10
Mechanical Engineering
4
7
Chemical Engineering
5
5
Biological Sciences
6
5
Computer System Technical Support
7
5
Psychology
8
5
Secondary School Education
9
5
Therapists
10