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 %
Prosthodontists 2 $194,002 100.00%
Urologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Personal Care Aides 1 $21,070 50.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $25,022 50.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1 $27,000 50.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1 $28,787 50.00%
Construction Laborers 1 $29,120 50.00%
Designers, All Other 1 $29,390 50.00%
Editors 1 $30,410 50.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 1 $31,034 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Macedonia 2 $64,719 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $65,603 40.00%
Ireland 2 $77,771 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $23,983 50.00%
Netherlands 2 $104,947 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $57,252 50.00%
Uganda 2 $77,408 50.00%
Japan 2 $35,259 50.00%
Peru 2 $44,325 50.00%
Serbia 2 $40,352 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 1,064 $60,023 99.81%
Sprint Corporation 590 $79,549 85.51%
Garmin International Inc 568 $85,275 83.16%
The University Of Kansas 527 $45,664 79.73%
Ibm India Private Limited 514 $62,960 83.58%
Black Veatch Corporation 425 $75,135 69.33%
Kansas State University 421 $45,569 84.71%
The University Of Kansas Medical Center 400 $66,191 88.50%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 381 $66,998 99.74%
Accenture Llp 363 $73,302 97.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Veatch Corporation 122 $78,717 46.56%
Dobski Associates Inc 116 $17,555 69.46%
Dynamic Itsolutions Inc 49 $85,736 33.11%
Cyberbrains Inc 48 $84,244 35.56%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 47 $74,500 37.60%
Hermes Company Inc 32 $37,035 26.23%
Wichita Public Schools 31 $38,212 26.50%
Beran Concrete Inc 29 $18,699 25.00%
Hyr Global Source Inc 27 $84,779 23.28%
Optiv Security Inc 26 $92,415 26.26%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exam Preparation And Tutoring 7 $58,895 87.50%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 7 $65,609 87.50%
Fabric Coating Mills 7 $62,993 87.50%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 6 $53,449 75.00%
Printing Ink Manufacturing 6 $54,363 75.00%
Dairy Product Manufacturing 6 $83,477 85.71%
General Warehousing And Storage 6 $73,871 85.71%
Cattle Feedlots 6 $50,433 85.71%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 6 $66,543 85.71%
Sports Teams And Clubs 6 $36,636 85.71%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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