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 %
Hong Kong 4 $31,861 57.14%
Romania 3 $79,895 42.86%
Argentina 3 $45,724 42.86%
Poland 3 $58,463 42.86%
Bolivia 2 $57,252 33.33%
Jamaica 2 $29,738 33.33%
Australia 2 $81,546 33.33%
Spain 2 $63,102 40.00%
Uganda 2 $77,408 40.00%
Bahamas 2 $93,351 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American It Solutions Inc 6 $70,398 85.71%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 6 $65,804 85.71%
Motorola Mobility Inc 6 $60,542 85.71%
Epeople Technologies Inc 6 $55,324 85.71%
Ved Software Services Inc 6 $63,298 85.71%
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd 6 $60,861 85.71%
Zef Scientific Inc 6 $77,532 85.71%
Atlas Systems Llc 6 $55,872 85.71%
Realsoft Technologies Llc 6 $80,888 85.71%
Cnh America Llc 6 $64,750 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carl Ochs 1 $21,611 100.00%
N And J York Farms 1 $38,106 100.00%
Western Sprinklers Inc 1 $52,166 100.00%
Schippers Harvesting 1 $28,704 100.00%
Andrew Smith 1 $34,258 100.00%
Evans 47 1 $23,962 100.00%
P M Lands Llc 1 $26,000 100.00%
Great Plains Cattle Of Kansas Llc 1 $24,190 100.00%
J Keith Mcnickle 1 $24,149 100.00%
Jr Leal Trucking Llc 1 $51,667 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Bakeries 4 $95,961 80.00%
All Other Legal Services 4 $97,162 80.00%
Management Consulting Services 4 $84,843 80.00%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 $79,098 80.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 4 $75,120 80.00%
Consumer Lending 4 $128,242 80.00%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services 3 $41,406 60.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3 $86,876 75.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 3 $64,605 75.00%
Travel Agencies 3 $21,403 75.00%

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 $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