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 %
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Inc 4 $82,758 80.00%
Mkec Engineering Consultants Inc 4 $44,668 80.00%
Sumner County Hospital District No 1 4 $39,525 80.00%
Sheridan County Health Complex 4 $42,682 80.00%
Great Plains Of Cheyenne Co Inc 4 $41,808 80.00%
Herington Municipal Hospital 4 $39,759 80.00%
Thunderhead Engineering Consultants Inc 4 $53,414 80.00%
Perk Systems Inc 4 $52,687 80.00%
Logan County Hospital 4 $39,983 80.00%
Trinity Consultants Inc 4 $50,310 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exam Preparation And Tutoring 7 $58,895 87.50%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 7 $65,609 87.50%
Fabric Coating Mills 7 $62,993 87.50%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 6 $53,449 75.00%
Printing Ink Manufacturing 6 $54,363 75.00%
Dairy Product Manufacturing 6 $83,477 85.71%
General Warehousing And Storage 6 $73,871 85.71%
Cattle Feedlots 6 $50,433 85.71%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 6 $66,543 85.71%
Sports Teams And Clubs 6 $36,636 85.71%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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