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 %
India 589 $525,201 41.98%
Mexico 171 $27,986 60.42%
Philippines 56 $6,474,193 32.94%
Nepal 52 $41,283 39.10%
South Africa 52 $40,393 41.60%
China 51 $59,000 43.59%
Brazil 42 $28,722 41.18%
South Korea 30 $43,103 34.88%
Canada 27 $86,804 32.53%
Bangladesh 25 $27,434 48.08%

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 %
Offices Of Dentists 7 $90,180 28.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 6 $21,001 27.27%
Temporary Help Services 5 $72,559 23.81%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors 5 $79,389 25.00%
Petroleum Refineries 5 $91,387 25.00%
Commercial Banking 5 $75,175 27.78%
Other Individual And Family Services 4 $38,173 23.53%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 4 $104,692 25.00%
Commercial Bakeries 4 $95,961 26.67%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 3 $92,676 20.00%

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