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 %
Reliance It Services Inc 14 $54,692 93.33%
Worldlink Inc 14 $79,866 93.33%
Challenger Sports Corp 13 $30,179 86.67%
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center 13 $41,661 86.67%
Topeka Public Schools 13 $43,133 86.67%
Npc International Inc 13 $46,730 86.67%
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 13 $46,893 86.67%
Arris Solutions Inc 13 $65,981 86.67%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 13 $63,797 86.67%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 13 $49,734 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arcadis Us Inc 1 $46,340 33.33%
Kdi Operating Company Llc 1 $89,773 33.33%
Kansas City Autism Training Center Inc 1 $105,360 33.33%
Manhattan Ogden School District Usd 383 1 $52,370 33.33%
Cactus Feeders 1 $77,085 33.33%
Sokolov Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $73,237 33.33%
Bnsf Railway Company 1 $67,080 33.33%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 1 $78,978 33.33%
Global Control Systems Inc 1 $65,874 33.33%
Community Health Center Of Southeast Kansas 1 $187,199 33.33%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Dentists 7 $90,180 28.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 6 $21,001 27.27%
Temporary Help Services 5 $72,559 23.81%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors 5 $79,389 25.00%
Petroleum Refineries 5 $91,387 25.00%
Commercial Banking 5 $75,175 27.78%
Other Individual And Family Services 4 $38,173 23.53%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 4 $104,692 25.00%
Commercial Bakeries 4 $95,961 26.67%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 3 $92,676 20.00%

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