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 %
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 %
Ppd Development Lp 3 $62,352 100.00%
Kindred Rehab Group Management Services Llc 3 $84,282 100.00%
Cogent Data Solutions Llc 3 $82,146 100.00%
Mskv Technologies Inc 3 $81,591 100.00%
Micronet It Solutions Inc 3 $76,045 100.00%
Certide Inc 3 $80,641 100.00%
Exlservicecom Llc 3 $89,599 100.00%
Pioneer Global Inc 3 $76,294 100.00%
Smartinsight Llc 3 $76,398 100.00%
Techdapt Llc 3 $78,915 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 10 $33,024 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 9 $28,903 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 8 $27,425 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 8 $33,400 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 7 $29,732 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 7 $26,245 100.00%
Goat Farming 7 $21,225 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 7 $32,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 6 $34,258 100.00%
Corn Farming 5 $31,795 100.00%

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