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 %
Food Scientists and Technologists 34 $60,238 85.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 34 $45,933 87.18%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $45,492 87.18%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 33 $41,235 84.62%
Microbiologists 33 $45,507 84.62%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $39,807 84.21%
Logisticians 32 $55,999 86.49%
Sales Engineers 32 $73,952 86.49%
Biological Scientists, All Other 31 $45,419 83.78%
Instructional Coordinators 30 $43,439 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 5 $120,557 71.43%
Computer Network Architects 5 $81,956 71.43%
Logisticians 5 $62,562 71.43%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $39,240 71.43%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $38,814 71.43%
Instructional Coordinators 5 $37,760 71.43%
Dentists, General 5 $90,809 83.33%
Chemical Engineers 5 $73,886 83.33%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $44,772 83.33%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $36,803 66.67%
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 %
Orpine Inc 6 $45,916 85.71%
Hutchinson Community College 6 $40,324 85.71%
Netchemia Llc 6 $54,832 85.71%
Xenotech Llc 6 $58,289 85.71%
Labette County Medical Center 6 $39,111 85.71%
Great Plains Of Republic County Inc 6 $43,340 85.71%
Health Carousel Llc 6 $57,928 85.71%
Nazdar Company 6 $54,363 85.71%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 6 $46,439 85.71%
Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital 6 $49,844 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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