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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18 $74,379 85.71%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17 $122,536 80.95%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $31,441 88.89%
Industrial Engineers 16 $76,532 94.12%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14 $44,481 82.35%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $59,651 107.69%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 14 $23,500 107.69%
Materials Engineers 14 $49,063 116.67%
Statisticians 12 $64,113 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 12 $61,501 109.09%
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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $65,603 50.00%
Ireland 2 $77,771 66.67%
Belgium 1 $72,322 33.33%
Ethiopia 1 $57,054 33.33%
Moldova 1 $57,034 33.33%
Turkmenistan 1 $17,368 33.33%
Bahamas 1 $107,869 33.33%
Honduras 1 $33,072 33.33%
Panama 1 $54,090 33.33%
Madagascar 1 $145,621 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icon Enterprises Inc 15 $56,941 88.24%
Unified School District 480 15 $37,970 88.24%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 15 $61,194 88.24%
Optiv Security Inc 15 $74,851 93.75%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 14 $88,504 87.50%
Ku Childrens Center Foundation 14 $119,249 87.50%
Sapnexus Llc 14 $59,033 87.50%
Staples Inc 14 $81,410 87.50%
Ad Banker And Company Llc 14 $62,728 87.50%
Aranya Cloud Technologies Llc 14 $75,274 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kalmar Solutions Llc 1 $68,952 33.33%
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Inc 1 $57,054 33.33%
Grace Bible Church 1 $29,099 33.33%
Apogee Medical Group Kansas Pa 1 $187,199 33.33%
Idh Energy Llc 1 $145,746 33.33%
Mckesson Corporation 1 $79,290 33.33%
Great Bend Childrens Clinic Pa 1 $145,621 33.33%
Nitride Solutions Inc 1 $103,501 33.33%
Jan Tien 1 $37,211 33.33%
Wichita Urology Group Pa 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