Below you will find felon friendly companies and jobs for felons in West Virginia. Please note that every company listed is a felon friendly employer but exact policies vary per position and/or location. We are always working on expand our list of companies that hire felons. If you have any job leads for us please notify our organization, Help for Felons.

Please remember that we have many other pages of felon friendly job resources in addition to this page. Here are just a few:

• Main Jobs For Felons Page – This has tons of job resources and help!
• Online/Work From Home – These are legit companies that do not do background checks!
• Felony Expungement Help & Legal Information – Learn how to have your felony conviction wiped from your record.
• Loans, Grants and Financial Help – Get money to go to school or start a business.

General Labor Jobs

Integrity Tree Service – Tree Feller, Climber, and Operator – Successful completion of pre-employment screens including hair & urinalysis, motor vehicle record, DOT physical & lift test, and criminal background. Integrity Tree Services adheres to client contract requirements which prevents us from placing team members who have been convicted of a felony within the past seven years on certain contracts.

Yeager Airport – Must pass pre-employment drug testing and submit to periodic testing required by applicable laws. Must pass ten-year criminal history background check as required by the Transportation Security Administration.

Amazon

Autozone

Comcast

General Motors

Home Depot

Lowes

Pepsi

Staffing Agency Jobs

Staffing agencies can be a great resource for felons seeking jobs. At times these agencies will have a company they are staffing for that will not require a background check which is great for you. There are no guarantees but it is well worth your time to talk to these staffing and temp agencies to see if they have anything available.

United Talent Staffing – 500 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston, WV 25301

Adecco Staffing – 2715 Murdoch Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101

Express Employment Professionals – 3000 Coombs Farm Drive #106, Morgantown, WV 26508

Manpower – 503 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston, WV 25302

Mancan Temporary Staffing Employment Agency – Multiple Locations

Extras Support Staffing

United Talent – 153 Holland Ave, Westover, WV 26501

Arc Staffing Solutions LLC – 220 13th St A, Huntington, WV 25701

PeopleReady – 4 Bonnie Blvd, Huntington, WV 25705

Legit Work From Home Jobs

UpWork – Upwork is a great platform for freelancers to connect with employers. There are NO BACKROUND CHECKS… ALL JOBS FOR FELONS! Almost anyone can find work on upwork. Some of the skills needed are as follows;

• Virtual assistants
• Writers
• Editors
• Developers
• Search Engine Optimization
• Graphic Design
• Music
• Marketing
• Much More

Office Jobs

NONE LISTED

Transportation Jobs

Hospitality & Restaurant Jobs

IHOP – International House of Pancakes

Applebees

Burger King

McDonalds

Olive Garden

Pizza Hut

Subway

Starbucks

Taco Bell

Waffle House

Wendys

Cracker Barrel

Chipotle

Other Types of Jobs

Best Buy

Coca-Cola

Costco

Waste Management

Walmart

Walgreens

UPS (United Parcel Service)

Post Office

Target

Family Dollar

Dollar General

Job Resources for Felons in West Virginia

None Listed

Background Check Limits in West Virginia

It is important to understand that some states have laws regarding how far back a criminal background check can go. Unfortunately West Virginia does not limit how far back an employer can do a background check. Here are the laws in other states.

Twelve states do not allow any felony conviction information older than seven years to be reported.

• California
• Colorado*
• Kansas*
• Maryland*
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Hampshire*
• New York *
• Texas *
• Washington*

(* exceptions based on pay/salary)

Some states will not report court cases where you were found NOT guilty: Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Alaska, California, New York and Michigan.

These states will report an unlimited numbers of years back of felony convictions and also report NOT guilty verdicts: Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.