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 %
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 %
Poultry And Egg Production 1 $36,046 100.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $34,258 100.00%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,046 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $34,258 100.00%

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