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 %
Cost Estimators 25 $68,807 83.33%
Validation Engineers 25 $75,049 86.21%
Database Architects 24 $84,818 82.76%
Materials Scientists 24 $53,920 85.71%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 24 $45,960 85.71%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $47,220 88.89%
Financial Specialists, All Other 24 $45,944 88.89%
Accountants 23 $49,149 85.19%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 23 $78,874 88.46%
Bioinformatics Scientists 23 $47,599 88.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Kaltech Consulting Inc 5 $71,781 100.00%
Rehabcare Group East Llc 5 $76,062 100.00%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 5 $60,632 100.00%
The Industrial Company 5 $63,610 100.00%
Coolsoft Llc 5 $70,932 100.00%
Adaequare Inc 5 $74,651 100.00%
Arrow Acquisition Llc 5 $81,673 100.00%
Uktha Global Inc 5 $63,648 100.00%
Revereit Llc 5 $64,576 100.00%
Syrainfotek Llc 5 $74,418 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wt Partnership 1 $38,106 100.00%
Wade Haak 1 $28,683 100.00%
Brush Creek Harvesting Llc 1 $55,619 100.00%
S 5 Cattle Inc 1 $22,173 100.00%
Palmer Grain Inc 1 $38,106 100.00%
P And D Cattle 1 $28,704 100.00%
Buresh Building Systems Inc 1 $23,962 100.00%
E T Farms Cattle 1 $24,190 100.00%
Frank Froese Irrigation 1 $35,360 100.00%
Miller Livestock Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
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