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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 105 $38,496 85.37%
Aerospace Engineers 105 $75,346 86.07%
Operations Research Analysts 104 $64,499 89.66%
Physical Therapists 93 $67,271 84.55%
Financial Analysts 92 $58,122 86.79%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 88 $32,865 88.89%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 85 $45,261 93.41%
Information Technology Project Managers 73 $80,906 82.02%
Chemical Engineers 66 $74,633 80.49%
Pediatricians, General 64 $132,941 82.05%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 12 $26,181 109.09%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 11 $56,415 100.00%
Aerospace Engineers 11 $76,063 110.00%
Information Security Analysts 10 $78,928 100.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 10 $20,679 100.00%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 10 $23,587 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 10 $92,982 100.00%
Chemists 10 $52,383 100.00%
Surgeons 10 $143,272 111.11%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $45,320 100.00%
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 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 %
Deloitte Touche Llp 28 $58,026 90.32%
St Catherine Hospital 28 $141,109 90.32%
Ust Global Inc 28 $57,393 90.32%
Amazoncom Services Llc 28 $79,576 90.32%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 28 $79,842 93.33%
Southwest Medical Center 27 $136,150 90.00%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Topeka 27 $68,912 90.00%
Itrace Foundation Inc 27 $59,757 90.00%
Bti Solutions Inc 26 $57,934 89.66%
Kforce Inc 26 $70,466 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liberal Unified School District 480 2 $44,327 28.57%
Pulse Systems Inc 2 $74,620 28.57%
Stapleton Farms Inc 2 $23,920 28.57%
Wrd Llc Dba Reed Dillon And Associates 2 $46,696 28.57%
Blue Infosoft Inc 2 $92,539 28.57%
Dj Engineering Inc 2 $72,832 33.33%
Usd 457 Garden City Public Schools 2 $43,782 33.33%
Prime Healthcare Services Providence Llc 2 $66,186 33.33%
Cherne Contracting Corporation 2 $105,706 33.33%
Plastics Extrusion Machinery Llc 2 $56,347 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