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
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 %
Biomedical Engineers 13 $69,994 86.67%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13 $69,091 86.67%
Graphic Designers 13 $33,952 86.67%
Compliance Officers 13 $55,958 92.86%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 13 $36,803 92.86%
Environmental Engineers 12 $68,785 85.71%
Agricultural Engineers 12 $59,643 85.71%
Athletic Trainers 12 $34,338 92.31%
Mental Health Counselors 12 $39,936 92.31%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 12 $44,597 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Athletic Trainers 2 $30,339 50.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2 $197,600 50.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 2 $44,762 50.00%
Financial Managers 2 $114,972 50.00%
Forensic Science Technicians 2 $47,788 50.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $27,490 25.00%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $30,472 25.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1 $60,050 25.00%
Accountants 1 $47,570 25.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $63,856 25.00%
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%
Bangladesh 31 $28,689 33.33%
South Korea 31 $43,223 51.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newton Healthcare Corporation 10 $98,648 90.91%
Geary Community Hospital 10 $127,939 90.91%
The Land Institute 10 $53,891 90.91%
Unified Public School District 501 Topeka Public Schools 10 $49,258 90.91%
Qualitree Inc 10 $77,746 90.91%
Uhlig Llc 10 $82,356 90.91%
Rst Solutions Inc 10 $63,504 90.91%
Acision Llc 10 $72,600 90.91%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 10 $66,648 90.91%
Wireco Worldgroup Inc 10 $79,654 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willard And Peggy Miller 3 $33,828 100.00%
Double D Farms 3 $35,540 100.00%
Willard J Harmon Dba Bill Harmon Farms 3 $23,005 100.00%
Hughes Harvesting Llc 3 $26,659 100.00%
Southwest Fresh Potato Llc 3 $35,734 100.00%
Hoeme Hoeme Farms Inc 3 $36,733 100.00%
Hineman Land Cattle Inc 3 $35,110 100.00%
Haverkamp Brothers Inc 3 $30,333 100.00%
Shawn Taddiken 3 $36,733 100.00%
Rs Farms 3 $35,734 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Big Blue Healthcare Inc 1 $52,146 50.00%
Integris Bioservices Llc Dba Kcas Bioanalytical 1 $63,960 50.00%
Kgp Telecommunications Llc 1 $78,229 50.00%
Ced Constructive Engineering Design Inc 1 $76,246 50.00%
Wellsky 1 $65,978 50.00%
Epic Landscape Productions Lc 1 $56,430 50.00%
Western Plains Physician Practices Llc 1 $155,314 50.00%
Prohome Usa Inc 1 $61,485 50.00%
Fdk Partnership 1 $31,242 50.00%
Hollyfrontier Corporation 1 $78,645 50.00%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Physicians 316 $156,683 96.34%
Other Computer Related Services 303 $68,905 92.66%
Management Consulting Services 227 $69,260 99.13%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction 204 $84,321 96.23%
Marketing Consulting Services 162 $82,694 90.50%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 160 $71,565 92.49%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 152 $74,188 93.83%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 138 $65,280 91.39%
Medical Laboratories 131 $58,008 87.92%
Aircraft Manufacturing 120 $66,120 82.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 69 $28,491 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 63 $33,892 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 53 $32,981 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 46 $30,476 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 39 $32,642 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 38 $33,867 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $31,001 100.00%
Hay Farming 24 $35,611 100.00%
Potato Farming 23 $34,659 100.00%
Crop Production 22 $33,264 100.00%

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