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 %
Malaysia 8 $64,412 47.06%
Venezuela 8 $51,038 47.06%
Germany 7 $48,392 43.75%
Colombia 7 $49,824 46.67%
Taiwan 7 $61,336 46.67%
Italy 6 $58,878 40.00%
Turkey 6 $61,560 40.00%
Nigeria 6 $88,137 42.86%
Kenya 5 $94,765 38.46%
Thailand 5 $60,606 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Professionals Inc 14 $72,053 87.50%
Spx Cooling Technologies Inc 14 $81,197 87.50%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 14 $81,370 87.50%
Morris County Hospital 14 $42,331 87.50%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 14 $58,068 93.33%
Goodland Regional Medical Center 14 $42,338 93.33%
The Kansas University Internal Medicine Foundation 14 $93,584 93.33%
Horizon Technologies Inc 14 $51,213 93.33%
Unified School District 457 14 $42,502 93.33%
Hills Pet Nutrition Inc 14 $81,108 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Performance Contracting Group 1 $78,978 33.33%
S And Y Industries Inc 1 $72,758 33.33%
Great Lakes Polymer Technologies Llc 1 $50,003 33.33%
Johns Manville 1 $78,250 33.33%
Unbound 1 $73,299 33.33%
Sun Marble Llc 1 $61,381 33.33%
Its Greek To Me Inc Dba Gtm Sportswear 1 $56,451 33.33%
Koch Nitrogen Company Llc 1 $89,752 33.33%
Arris Solutions Inc 1 $67,808 33.33%
The Korean Presbyterian Church Of Kansas Inc 1 $29,120 33.33%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Remodelers 3 $65,943 100.00%
Child And Youth Services 3 $33,065 100.00%
Snack Food Manufacturing 3 $60,722 100.00%
Other Food Manufacturing 3 $72,017 100.00%
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 3 $69,673 100.00%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 3 $101,358 100.00%
Executive Offices 3 $54,122 100.00%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 2 $113,485 66.67%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2 $69,400 66.67%
Public Finance Activities 2 $42,058 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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