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 %
Macedonia 2 $64,719 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $65,603 40.00%
Ireland 2 $77,771 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $23,983 50.00%
Netherlands 2 $104,947 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $57,252 50.00%
Uganda 2 $77,408 50.00%
Japan 2 $35,259 50.00%
Peru 2 $44,325 50.00%
Serbia 2 $40,352 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crunch Data Inc 3 $78,104 100.00%
Rte Technologies Inc 3 $39,934 100.00%
Central Christian College Of Kansas 3 $24,963 100.00%
Northwest Kansas Technical College 3 $36,939 100.00%
High Plains Mental Health Center 3 $28,808 100.00%
Global Connections Inc 3 $30,545 100.00%
Substance Abuse Center Of Kansas Inc 3 $35,006 100.00%
Friends University 3 $49,014 100.00%
Mid America Technology Management Inc 3 $41,309 100.00%
Radi Tech 3 $47,223 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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