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 %
Sterling College 3 $45,671 100.00%
Hospital District No 6 Of Harper County Kansas 3 $35,006 100.00%
Fowler Unified School District 225 3 $32,754 100.00%
Kansas Kurry Llc 3 $34,126 100.00%
Point 2 Success Llc 3 $34,771 100.00%
Snt Media Inc 3 $52,915 100.00%
Ottawa University 3 $44,579 100.00%
Kansas City Kansas Community College 3 $49,864 100.00%
Huhtamaki Inc 3 $46,433 100.00%
Bushnell Holdings Inc 3 $78,742 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Remodelers 3 $65,943 100.00%
Child And Youth Services 3 $33,065 100.00%
Snack Food Manufacturing 3 $60,722 100.00%
Other Food Manufacturing 3 $72,017 100.00%
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 3 $69,673 100.00%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 3 $101,358 100.00%
Executive Offices 3 $54,122 100.00%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 2 $113,485 66.67%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2 $69,400 66.67%
Public Finance Activities 2 $42,058 66.67%
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