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 %
United States Of America 5 $77,426 41.67%
Saudi Arabia 5 $79,997 55.56%
Dominican Republic 5 $95,597 55.56%
Israel 4 $46,337 44.44%
Indonesia 4 $87,830 50.00%
Uzbekistan 4 $18,055 50.00%
Syria 4 $73,716 57.14%
France 4 $91,529 57.14%
Ukraine 4 $37,580 57.14%
Poland 3 $58,463 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heartland Pathology Pa 3 $169,770 100.00%
Primus Global Services Inc 3 $106,191 100.00%
Koch Minerals Trading Llc 3 $114,470 100.00%
United Imaging Consultants Llc 3 $123,386 100.00%
Engineered Air 3 $144,262 100.00%
Cardiovascular Care 3 $224,626 100.00%
Magella Medical Associates Midwest Pc 3 $156,756 100.00%
Robert J Dole Va Medical Cener 3 $176,384 100.00%
Ks I Medical Services Pa 3 $220,896 100.00%
Anesthesiology Professionals Pa 3 $197,607 100.00%
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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