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 %
Algeria 1 $18,782 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $50,710 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $32,670 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,518 100.00%
Barbados 1 $166,400 100.00%
Belgium 1 $72,322 100.00%
Ethiopia 1 $57,054 100.00%
Moldova 1 $57,034 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $17,368 100.00%
Bahamas 1 $107,869 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Educational Testing Service 43 $75,576 87.76%
Saicon Consultants Inc 43 $54,671 87.76%
Learjet Inc 43 $70,775 89.58%
Oracle America Inc 43 $94,028 93.48%
Digital Masters Inc 41 $75,795 89.13%
Intouch Group Llc 41 $76,572 91.11%
Central Care Pa 40 $169,720 90.91%
Pollen Inc 39 $90,208 90.70%
Kiewit Power Constructors Co 39 $75,382 90.70%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 39 $72,337 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Citizens Medical Center Inc 3 $46,155 25.00%
Kansas Gastroenterology Llc 3 $118,858 27.27%
Never Too Much Kc Inc 3 $17,777 27.27%
Johnson Controls Inc 3 $78,672 27.27%
Autotrader 3 $88,788 27.27%
Unitedlex 3 $98,606 30.00%
Arris Global Services Inc 3 $86,965 30.00%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 3 $87,145 30.00%
Compass Minerals 3 $81,652 30.00%
Xenotech Llc 3 $35,991 30.00%

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