We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
25,611 83.95% $71,125 H-1B
2,507 8.22% $29,712 H-2A
2,205 7.23% $349,466 PERM
183 0.60% $79,168 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 30,506 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 25,611 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.95% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,507 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 8.22% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,536 $77,713 91.18%
Computer Programmers 2,761 $56,389 92.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,453 $62,869 92.74%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 612 $66,541 91.07%
Electrical Engineers 593 $75,776 92.51%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 523 $43,554 90.96%
Software Developers, Systems Software 493 $80,692 89.31%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 364 $90,561 84.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,452 $31,808 303.13%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 158 $32,278 58.52%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 153 $32,284 67.40%
Construction Laborers 23 $34,196 18.11%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 20 $29,941 21.28%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 13 $31,987 15.85%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6 $36,244 8.11%
Agricultural Inspectors 4 $31,647 5.80%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $32,115 7.69%
Nursery Workers 2 $31,179 5.26%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 384 $88,529 52.32%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 103 $17,916 42.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 73.28%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67 $5,411,489 60.91%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 52.81%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 46 $22,126 55.42%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 71.88%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 71.88%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,412 73.77%
Helpers--Production Workers 45 $18,221 78.95%
Kansas Employees Over Time
Kansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,402 employees were hired. Kansas peaked in 2018 with 2,359 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,734 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Kansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poland 3 $58,463 42.86%
Romania 3 $79,895 42.86%
Argentina 3 $45,724 42.86%
Hong Kong 3 $36,567 50.00%
Jamaica 2 $29,738 33.33%
Portugal 2 $42,016 33.33%
Bulgaria 2 $45,080 40.00%
Georgia 2 $52,494 40.00%
Macedonia 2 $64,719 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $65,603 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Invista Sarl 24 $78,160 92.31%
York International Corporation 24 $79,940 92.31%
Terracon Consultants Inc 23 $80,213 92.00%
Nexius Insight Inc 23 $69,636 92.00%
Amdocs Inc 23 $79,904 92.00%
Synapsis Inc 23 $75,129 92.00%
Tana Systems Inc 23 $67,512 92.00%
Cambridge Technology Inc 23 $65,539 92.00%
Innova Consulting Llc 22 $69,627 88.00%
Advanced Technology Group Inc 22 $85,797 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Minerals America Inc 2 $103,334 33.33%
Tri Com Technical Service Lc 2 $84,698 33.33%
Wireco Worldgroup Inc 2 $63,898 33.33%
Keim Ts Inc 2 $48,838 33.33%
Ulterius Technologies Llc 2 $66,789 40.00%
Rhythm Engineering 2 $70,262 40.00%
Flint Hills Resources Lc 2 $84,646 40.00%
Ahn Marketing Incorporated 2 $29,723 40.00%
L S Industries Inc 2 $55,711 40.00%
Futamura Usa Inc 2 $89,825 40.00%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 517 $31,051 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 359 $32,164 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 188 $32,174 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 124 $33,465 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 111 $33,364 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 89 $32,526 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 78 $33,182 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 69 $28,491 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 54 $31,549 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 49 $32,857 100.00%

Kansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kansas over all years is $71,125. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage