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 %
Infosys Limited 1,064 $60,023 99.81%
Sprint Corporation 590 $79,549 85.51%
Garmin International Inc 568 $85,275 83.16%
The University Of Kansas 527 $45,664 79.73%
Ibm India Private Limited 514 $62,960 83.58%
Black Veatch Corporation 425 $75,135 69.33%
Kansas State University 421 $45,569 84.71%
The University Of Kansas Medical Center 400 $66,191 88.50%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 381 $66,998 99.74%
Accenture Llp 363 $73,302 97.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Veatch Corporation 122 $78,717 46.56%
Dobski Associates Inc 116 $17,555 69.46%
Dynamic Itsolutions Inc 49 $85,736 33.11%
Cyberbrains Inc 48 $84,244 35.56%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 47 $74,500 37.60%
Hermes Company Inc 32 $37,035 26.23%
Wichita Public Schools 31 $38,212 26.50%
Beran Concrete Inc 29 $18,699 25.00%
Hyr Global Source Inc 27 $84,779 23.28%
Optiv Security Inc 26 $92,415 26.26%

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