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 Intelligence Analysts 42 $77,414 85.71%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $36,857 89.13%
Dentists, General 40 $117,092 86.96%
Computer Network Architects 38 $82,912 82.61%
Actuaries 37 $70,200 82.22%
Coaches and Scouts 37 $27,659 82.22%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $45,677 82.22%
Construction Managers 37 $80,575 88.10%
Surgeons 36 $194,098 87.80%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 35 $107,680 87.50%
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 %
Usd 501 Topeka Public Schools 35 $51,086 92.11%
Computer Sciences Corporation 34 $69,498 91.89%
Securenet Systems Corporation 34 $70,484 91.89%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 33 $100,743 89.19%
Management Health Systems Llc 33 $61,963 89.19%
University Of Kansas Hospital Authority 33 $65,729 91.67%
Synechron Inc 32 $78,563 88.89%
Unified School District No 259 Sedgwick County Ks 32 $56,815 88.89%
Systemart Llc 31 $49,005 88.57%
Alltech Group Llc 31 $58,204 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kasa Companies 2 $68,598 25.00%
Industrial Accessories Company Inc 2 $63,388 25.00%
Htc America Inc 2 $92,467 25.00%
Medical Heights Medical Center 2 $166,410 25.00%
The Lead Group Llc 2 $103,958 25.00%
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy 2 $42,574 25.00%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 2 $86,628 25.00%
Dynamix Usa Llc 2 $72,654 25.00%
Salina Regional Health Center Inc 2 $44,616 25.00%
Device Inside Inc 2 $47,528 25.00%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 10 $33,024 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 9 $28,903 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 8 $27,425 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 8 $33,400 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 7 $29,732 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 7 $26,245 100.00%
Goat Farming 7 $21,225 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 7 $32,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 6 $34,258 100.00%
Corn Farming 5 $31,795 100.00%

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