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
27,840 82.97% $72,180 H-1B
3,159 9.41% $31,586 H-2A
2,356 7.02% $331,168 PERM
201 0.60% $81,566 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 33,556 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 27,840 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.97% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,159 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $46,426 86.67%
Actuaries 39 $71,510 86.67%
Microbiologists 39 $49,595 86.67%
Computer Network Architects 38 $82,912 84.44%
Surgeons 36 $194,098 85.71%
Logisticians 36 $56,667 85.71%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 34 $45,933 85.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other 34 $46,427 85.00%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 33 $48,182 84.62%
Physicists 33 $82,904 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 5 $73,886 62.50%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $44,772 71.43%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $36,308 71.43%
Logisticians 5 $62,562 71.43%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $38,814 71.43%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $39,240 71.43%
Computer Network Architects 5 $81,956 71.43%
Natural Sciences Managers 5 $120,557 71.43%
Instructional Coordinators 5 $37,760 71.43%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $40,314 71.43%
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 324 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Kansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Botswana 1 $107,245 50.00%
Barbados 1 $166,400 50.00%
Palestinian Territories 1 $51,700 100.00%
Grenada 1 $64,210 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $17,368 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $49,442 100.00%
Togo 1 $93,038 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $256,214 100.00%
Belize 1 $131,456 100.00%
Sudan 1 $65,291 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Career Soft Solutions Inc 5 $86,877 100.00%
Eficens Systems Inc 5 $87,185 100.00%
Servicenow Inc 5 $97,240 100.00%
Athenahealth Inc 5 $103,022 100.00%
Community America Credit Union 5 $100,100 100.00%
Grant Thornton Llp 5 $103,185 100.00%
Southcentral Pathology Laboratory Pa 5 $164,586 100.00%
Aperture Credentialing Llc 5 $108,264 100.00%
Dodge City Medical Center 5 $154,211 100.00%
Delaware North America Llc 5 $110,253 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mawhirter Horst Harvesting Llc 1 $31,179 100.00%
Mk Sessler Inc 1 $38,106 100.00%
R Puckett Farms Inc 1 $28,704 100.00%
Bourquins Farm 1 $22,173 100.00%
Roger Stotts Inc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Scheetz Brothers 1 $31,179 100.00%
Springer Family Foods Llc 1 $20,592 100.00%
Liberty Farm 1 $36,400 100.00%
Marietta Nightengale 1 $24,149 100.00%
Lancaster Harvesting Llc 1 $21,600 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 633 $33,165 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 501 $33,956 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 261 $33,953 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 151 $34,677 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 139 $34,243 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 119 $34,619 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 115 $33,841 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 85 $33,155 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 84 $34,866 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 75 $35,227 100.00%

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 $72,180. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage