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 %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 24 $45,960 85.71%
Database Architects 24 $84,818 88.89%
Medical and Health Services Managers 24 $70,499 88.89%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 23 $78,874 85.19%
Accountants 23 $49,149 85.19%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 23 $43,913 88.46%
Marketing Managers 23 $91,966 88.46%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $56,882 84.62%
Bioinformatics Scientists 21 $46,497 84.00%
Manufacturing Engineers 21 $62,367 84.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 3 $54,170 50.00%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $29,550 50.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3 $41,052 50.00%
Computer User Support Specialists 3 $53,719 60.00%
Public Relations Specialists 3 $39,797 60.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $56,243 60.00%
Psychiatrists 3 $96,256 60.00%
Management Analysts 3 $60,306 60.00%
Clergy 3 $31,554 60.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 3 $80,406 60.00%
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%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vmware Inc 5 $97,123 83.33%
Juniper Networks Us Inc 5 $91,008 83.33%
Johnson County Kansas 5 $97,964 83.33%
Servicenow Inc 5 $97,240 83.33%
Athenahealth Inc 5 $103,022 83.33%
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc 5 $184,929 83.33%
Community America Credit Union 5 $100,100 83.33%
Grant Thornton Llp 5 $103,185 83.33%
Southcentral Pathology Laboratory Pa 5 $164,586 83.33%
Aperture Credentialing Llc 5 $108,264 100.00%
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