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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Kentucky Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,189 62.37% $71,661 H-1B
14,064 32.26% $23,690 H-2A
2,126 4.88% $274,393 PERM
214 0.49% $76,857 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 43,593 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 27,189 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.37% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 14,064 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.26% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Kentucky Employees Over Time
Kentucky has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,263 employees were hired. Kentucky peaked in 2018 with 2,444 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,181 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Kentucky From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cambodia 3 $18,165 42.86%
Jamaica 3 $56,611 42.86%
Malaysia 3 $124,176 42.86%
Ukraine 2 $55,838 28.57%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 33.33%
Romania 2 $99,475 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $83,074 33.33%
Haiti 2 $57,512 33.33%
Cyprus 2 $43,415 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $51,607 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sawtest Solution Inc 5 $48,160 83.33%
Kt Invar Software Llc 5 $54,925 83.33%
Grw Engineers Inc 5 $56,122 83.33%
Ven Soft Llc 5 $60,644 83.33%
Appsintegration Inc 5 $64,247 83.33%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 5 $58,951 83.33%
New York Technology Partners Inc 5 $55,906 83.33%
Cafepress Inc 5 $61,905 83.33%
Spectrum Logix Inc 5 $57,616 83.33%
Trover Solutions Inc 5 $80,230 83.33%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Kentucky Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kentucky to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kentucky over all years is $71,661. 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