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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,536 $77,713 91.18%
Computer Programmers 2,761 $56,389 92.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,453 $62,869 92.74%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 612 $66,541 91.07%
Electrical Engineers 593 $75,776 92.51%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 523 $43,554 90.96%
Software Developers, Systems Software 493 $80,692 89.31%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 364 $90,561 84.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,452 $31,808 303.13%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 158 $32,278 58.52%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 153 $32,284 67.40%
Construction Laborers 23 $34,196 18.11%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 20 $29,941 21.28%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 13 $31,987 15.85%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6 $36,244 8.11%
Agricultural Inspectors 4 $31,647 5.80%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $32,115 7.69%
Nursery Workers 2 $31,179 5.26%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 384 $88,529 52.32%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 103 $17,916 42.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 73.28%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67 $5,411,489 60.91%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 52.81%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 46 $22,126 55.42%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 71.88%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 71.88%
Helpers--Production Workers 45 $18,221 73.77%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,412 78.95%
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 %
James And Son Farms 10 $43,158 90.91%
Greenwood County Hospital 10 $41,739 90.91%
South Central Kansas Special Ed Cooperative 605 10 $37,688 90.91%
Data Systems International 10 $54,460 90.91%
Cch Incorporated 10 $57,086 90.91%
Satanta District Hospital Ltcu 10 $41,922 90.91%
Hospira Inc A Pfizer Company 10 $48,144 90.91%
Newton Healthcare Corporation 10 $95,509 90.91%
Geary Community Hospital 10 $127,939 90.91%
The Land Institute 10 $53,891 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rawlins County Dental Clinic 1 $65,250 50.00%
State Of Kansas 1 $73,362 50.00%
Eurodent Dental Lab Inc 1 $71,614 50.00%
Wachter Inc 1 $128,378 50.00%
Nokia Of America Corporation 1 $91,957 50.00%
Coffey County Hospital 1 $49,150 50.00%
Tradewind Energy Inc 1 $52,312 50.00%
Kerry L Ferguson 1 $40,914 50.00%
Innova Consulting 1 $148,595 50.00%
Populus Group Llc 1 $61,838 50.00%

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