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 %
Database Administrators 241 $69,773 74.15%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 240 $42,207 88.24%
Industrial Engineers 225 $68,636 89.29%
Management Analysts 212 $68,485 91.38%
Civil Engineers 207 $66,998 91.19%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 189 $62,558 83.26%
Internists, General 171 $158,160 90.96%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 163 $45,156 88.11%
Accountants and Auditors 159 $48,903 91.38%
Statisticians 155 $67,033 90.12%
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 %
Pakistan 23 $78,120 45.10%
Jordan 18 $107,524 37.50%
United Kingdom 17 $70,473 40.48%
Vietnam 16 $26,139 50.00%
Sri Lanka 10 $46,848 40.00%
El Salvador 10 $64,958 43.48%
Russia 9 $69,800 42.86%
Lebanon 8 $127,728 40.00%
Albania 8 $17,667 40.00%
Iran 8 $53,370 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliance It Services Inc 14 $54,692 93.33%
Worldlink Inc 14 $79,866 93.33%
Challenger Sports Corp 13 $30,179 86.67%
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center 13 $41,661 86.67%
Topeka Public Schools 13 $43,133 86.67%
Npc International Inc 13 $46,730 86.67%
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 13 $46,893 86.67%
Arris Solutions Inc 13 $65,981 86.67%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 13 $63,797 86.67%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 13 $49,734 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arcadis Us Inc 1 $46,340 33.33%
Kdi Operating Company Llc 1 $89,773 33.33%
Kansas City Autism Training Center Inc 1 $105,360 33.33%
Manhattan Ogden School District Usd 383 1 $52,370 33.33%
Cactus Feeders 1 $77,085 33.33%
Sokolov Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $73,237 33.33%
Bnsf Railway Company 1 $67,080 33.33%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 1 $78,978 33.33%
Global Control Systems Inc 1 $65,874 33.33%
Community Health Center Of Southeast Kansas 1 $187,199 33.33%

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