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 %
Web Developers 62 $53,750 84.93%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 61 $42,243 85.92%
Soil and Plant Scientists 55 $45,167 84.62%
Materials Engineers 55 $50,416 84.62%
Biological Technicians 52 $30,805 82.54%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $37,352 82.46%
Hospitalists 46 $139,309 88.46%
Information Security Analysts 44 $72,887 86.27%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 43 $48,180 86.00%
General and Operations Managers 42 $66,341 85.71%
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 %
Algeria 1 $18,782 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $50,710 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $32,670 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,518 100.00%
Barbados 1 $166,400 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Enterprises Inc 3 $78,707 75.00%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 3 $83,893 75.00%
Arrow Acquisition Llc 3 $71,406 75.00%
Manases Enterprises Llc 3 $65,943 75.00%
Compest Solutions Inc 3 $67,558 75.00%
W R Corporate Llc 3 $71,060 75.00%
Prolifics Inc 3 $66,691 75.00%
Anthem Systems Llc 3 $82,888 75.00%
Netigra Inc 3 $73,265 75.00%
Bioinfo Systems Llc 3 $62,178 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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