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 %
Igate Technologies Inc 167 $64,945 95.43%
The University Of Kansas Physicians 165 $165,994 97.63%
Ntt Data Inc 157 $74,109 92.90%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 156 $69,152 93.98%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 154 $66,057 93.33%
Larsen Toubro Limited 151 $43,151 94.97%
Stormont Vail Healthcare 149 $154,791 94.90%
Cerner Corporation 138 $67,028 88.46%
Lt Technology Services Limited 134 $56,720 87.58%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 130 $69,091 87.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm Corporation 15 $73,344 31.91%
Lawrence Landscape Inc 15 $17,555 32.61%
Ericsson Services Inc 14 $55,391 31.11%
Cessna Aircraft Company 14 $71,028 33.33%
Payspot Inc 14 $67,774 40.00%
Invista Sa Rl 14 $93,299 40.00%
Plattform Advertising 13 $76,037 40.63%
Carepoint Pc 12 $161,368 37.50%
Hconn Inc 12 $72,140 38.71%
Sara Software Systems Llc 11 $101,795 36.67%

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