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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,535 $77,705 91.16%
Computer Programmers 2,760 $56,383 92.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,449 $62,851 92.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 653 $67,357 90.95%
Electrical Engineers 644 $76,733 92.53%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 602 $44,440 90.53%
Software Developers, Systems Software 492 $80,625 89.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $90,426 85.40%
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 42.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 69.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 68 $5,332,531 61.26%
Electrical Engineers 48 $82,568 53.93%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 47 $22,144 56.63%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 73.44%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 71.88%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 75.41%
Helpers--Production Workers 45 $18,221 76.27%
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 %
Venezuela 8 $51,038 44.44%
Colombia 8 $48,617 44.44%
Albania 8 $17,667 47.06%
Germany 7 $48,392 43.75%
Taiwan 7 $61,336 43.75%
Nigeria 6 $88,137 40.00%
Italy 6 $58,878 40.00%
Turkey 6 $61,560 42.86%
Saudi Arabia 6 $79,803 42.86%
Thailand 6 $72,691 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Byond Inc 8 $74,457 88.89%
Skill Voice Inc 8 $78,416 88.89%
Elanco Animal Health Inc 8 $78,216 88.89%
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc 8 $162,302 88.89%
United Pharma Technologies Inc 8 $76,793 88.89%
Pintegra Llc 8 $77,085 88.89%
Techno Bytes Inc 8 $79,877 88.89%
Randstad Technologies Llc 8 $83,938 100.00%
Global Payment Holding Company 8 $99,106 100.00%
Swiss Re Management Us Corporation 8 $113,331 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3d Ag Llc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Delphos Cooperative Association 2 $37,076 100.00%
Denny Nickelson Farms 2 $31,179 100.00%
Bryan Fischer 2 $34,642 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 2 $36,046 100.00%
High Plains Silage Llc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Jay Alan Inc 2 $35,152 100.00%
James And Sons Farms 2 $29,141 100.00%
Keith Giesbrecht 2 $37,076 100.00%
Rr Christo Construction Llc 2 $35,152 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

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 $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