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 %
Data Warehousing Specialists 30 $81,091 85.71%
Industrial Production Managers 29 $92,669 85.29%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 27 $44,910 79.41%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 27 $49,952 79.41%
Psychiatrists 27 $139,032 87.10%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $38,415 83.87%
Cost Estimators 25 $68,807 86.21%
Physicists 25 $86,421 86.21%
Validation Engineers 25 $75,049 86.21%
Financial Specialists, All Other 24 $45,944 82.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 4 $122,861 66.67%
Pharmacists 4 $99,669 66.67%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $36,803 66.67%
Animal Scientists 4 $54,091 66.67%
Financial Analysts 4 $69,150 66.67%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4 $17,576 66.67%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 4 $52,546 66.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $36,763 66.67%
Food Scientists and Technologists 3 $80,406 50.00%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 3 $40,477 50.00%
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 %
Pakistan 23 $78,120 45.10%
Jordan 18 $107,524 37.50%
United Kingdom 17 $70,473 40.48%
Vietnam 16 $26,139 50.00%
Sri Lanka 10 $46,848 40.00%
El Salvador 10 $64,958 43.48%
Russia 9 $69,800 42.86%
Lebanon 8 $127,728 40.00%
Albania 8 $17,667 40.00%
Iran 8 $53,370 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 1,064 $60,023 99.81%
Sprint Corporation 590 $79,549 85.51%
Garmin International Inc 568 $85,275 83.16%
The University Of Kansas 527 $45,664 79.73%
Ibm India Private Limited 514 $62,960 83.58%
Black Veatch Corporation 425 $75,135 69.33%
Kansas State University 421 $45,569 84.71%
The University Of Kansas Medical Center 400 $66,191 88.50%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 381 $66,998 99.74%
Accenture Llp 363 $73,302 97.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Veatch Corporation 122 $78,717 46.56%
Dobski Associates Inc 116 $17,555 69.46%
Dynamic Itsolutions Inc 49 $85,736 33.11%
Cyberbrains Inc 48 $84,244 35.56%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 47 $74,500 37.60%
Hermes Company Inc 32 $37,035 26.23%
Wichita Public Schools 31 $38,212 26.50%
Beran Concrete Inc 29 $18,699 25.00%
Hyr Global Source Inc 27 $84,779 23.28%
Optiv Security Inc 26 $92,415 26.26%

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