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 %
Orpine Inc 6 $45,916 85.71%
Hutchinson Community College 6 $40,324 85.71%
Netchemia Llc 6 $54,832 85.71%
Xenotech Llc 6 $58,289 85.71%
Labette County Medical Center 6 $39,111 85.71%
Great Plains Of Republic County Inc 6 $43,340 85.71%
Health Carousel Llc 6 $57,928 85.71%
Nazdar Company 6 $54,363 85.71%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 6 $46,439 85.71%
Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital 6 $49,844 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Computer Related Services 276 $66,656 92.31%
Offices Of Physicians 272 $149,731 96.11%
Management Consulting Services 226 $69,154 99.12%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction 161 $83,512 93.60%
Marketing Consulting Services 157 $81,757 92.90%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 149 $74,018 92.55%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 148 $71,337 93.08%
Medical Laboratories 126 $55,818 83.44%
Aircraft Manufacturing 119 $65,851 80.41%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 113 $62,360 82.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 47 $32,448 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 45 $32,022 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 43 $33,622 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 37 $29,042 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 35 $32,135 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 25 $31,615 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 24 $29,705 100.00%
Crop Production 22 $33,264 100.00%
Hay Farming 16 $33,635 100.00%
Potato Farming 15 $32,821 100.00%

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