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 %
Netchemia Llc 6 $54,832 85.71%
Xenotech Llc 6 $58,289 85.71%
Great Plains Of Republic County Inc 6 $43,340 85.71%
Great Plains Of Cheyenne County Inc 6 $43,025 85.71%
Kearny County Hospital 6 $45,282 85.71%
Health Carousel Llc 6 $57,928 85.71%
Great Plains Of Republic Co Inc 6 $47,396 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 %
L E Farms 1 $38,106 100.00%
Jason Zerr 1 $34,258 100.00%
Southwest Agricultural 1 $35,298 100.00%
Henry Nightengale 1 $23,962 100.00%
Trunchbull Services Llc 1 $28,683 100.00%
Lrf Inc 1 $17,971 100.00%
Tanner Schechter 1 $36,046 100.00%
Promax Inc 1 $31,200 100.00%
Cross Faith Llc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Jeffrey Newlon 1 $38,106 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

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