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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,840 82.97% $72,180 H-1B
3,159 9.41% $31,586 H-2A
2,356 7.02% $331,168 PERM
201 0.60% $81,566 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 33,556 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 27,840 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.97% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,159 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 15 $66,689 88.24%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 15 $53,063 93.75%
Credit Analysts 15 $54,862 93.75%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 14 $41,152 87.50%
Statistical Assistants 14 $43,900 87.50%
Pharmacists 14 $97,461 87.50%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 14 $39,007 87.50%
Public Relations Specialists 14 $40,141 93.33%
Computer Hardware Engineers 14 $72,690 93.33%
Purchasing Managers 13 $99,248 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mental Health Counselors 2 $35,350 40.00%
Managers, All Other 2 $67,631 40.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 2 $46,540 40.00%
Financial Managers 2 $114,972 40.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 2 $44,762 40.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2 $37,380 50.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $40,520 50.00%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2 $48,006 50.00%
Psychologists, All Other 2 $44,679 50.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2 $197,600 50.00%
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 324 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 641 $490,444 42.12%
Mexico 177 $29,628 57.47%
Nepal 74 $34,865 40.88%
Philippines 62 $5,851,871 41.33%
China 58 $59,893 39.73%
South Africa 57 $40,501 45.24%
Brazil 48 $32,250 47.06%
Pakistan 32 $74,719 32.65%
South Korea 31 $43,223 33.33%
Bangladesh 31 $28,689 51.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synopticit Llc 13 $85,310 86.67%
Salesforce Inc 13 $102,637 86.67%
Challenger Sports Corp 13 $30,179 92.86%
Topeka Public Schools 13 $43,133 92.86%
Npc International Inc 13 $46,730 92.86%
Arris Solutions Inc 13 $65,981 92.86%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 13 $63,797 92.86%
Cosmos It Solutions 13 $56,198 92.86%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 13 $49,734 92.86%
System Soft Technologies Llc 13 $54,665 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Phos Farms Llc 4 $34,195 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 4 $36,093 100.00%
Silverleaf Property Management Llc 4 $35,365 100.00%
Ff Feeds Inc 4 $35,064 100.00%
Rinkes Cattle Co 4 $35,064 100.00%
Circle C Farms Harvesting 4 $28,506 100.00%
Voltaire Llc 4 $37,076 100.00%
Zenger Harvesting 4 $30,160 100.00%
Mike Keimig Harvesting 4 $20,930 100.00%
Stabel Trucking Inc 4 $33,634 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Control Systems Inc 1 $65,874 33.33%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 1 $78,978 33.33%
Overland Park Medical Specialists 1 $64,126 33.33%
Lakin Usd 215 1 $39,580 33.33%
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Inc 1 $57,054 33.33%
Kalmar Solutions Llc 1 $68,952 33.33%
Grace Bible Church 1 $29,099 33.33%
Alpha And Omega Financial Services Inc 1 $28,496 33.33%
Solution Partners Na Llc 1 $64,854 33.33%
Cox Automotive Inc 1 $84,094 33.33%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wineries 6 $35,110 100.00%
Corn Farming 6 $32,847 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 6 $37,076 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $34,913 100.00%
Wheat Farming 6 $35,013 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 6 $35,124 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 5 $32,515 100.00%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance 4 $28,834 100.00%
Sheep Farming 4 $23,584 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 3 $35,228 100.00%

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 $72,180. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage