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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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compliance Officers 5 $55,357 83.33%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $45,302 83.33%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 5 $49,504 83.33%
Registered Nurses 5 $45,331 83.33%
Mathematicians 5 $73,328 83.33%
Construction Managers 5 $61,052 83.33%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $64,082 83.33%
Radiologists 5 $117,911 83.33%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 5 $67,629 100.00%
Pathologists 5 $133,133 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
India 550 $466,197 44.00%
Mexico 180 $31,168 48.26%
Philippines 49 $4,503,106 35.51%
South Korea 38 $49,680 37.62%
China 38 $56,697 41.76%
Canada 34 $101,080 39.53%
Pakistan 34 $98,049 49.28%
Nepal 24 $62,564 46.15%
Japan 21 $74,903 42.86%
Brazil 17 $52,123 51.52%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medicredit Inc 14 $82,634 93.33%
Quantam Solutions Llc 14 $84,112 93.33%
Lexmark International Inc 14 $98,831 93.33%
Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc 14 $187,769 93.33%
Educational Testing Service 13 $52,821 86.67%
Toyota Tsusho America Inc 13 $57,136 86.67%
Amazon Web Services Inc 13 $75,763 86.67%
Mpower Logic Inc 13 $56,258 86.67%
Cogent Healthcare Of Kentucky Psc 13 $83,939 92.86%
Sree Infotech Llc 13 $58,222 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jewish Physician Group Inc 1 $53,248 33.33%
M I Llc Aka M I Swaco 1 $93,101 33.33%
Smartshift Technologies 1 $123,573 33.33%
Obstetric Anesthesia Consultants Psc 1 $187,199 33.33%
Adaptive Intelligent Systems Llc 1 $73,486 33.33%
Wyatt Tarrant Combs Llp 1 $90,438 33.33%
Kentucky Tennessee Conference Of Sda 1 $33,675 33.33%
Frazier History Museum 1 $44,782 33.33%
Michael Baker Jr Inc 1 $86,778 33.33%
Seoul International Market 1 $17,077 33.33%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 11 $25,669 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 11 $26,342 100.00%
Racetracks 9 $27,206 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 8 $23,941 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 8 $27,292 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 8 $24,345 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 8 $27,318 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $27,397 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 6 $26,686 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 5 $28,421 100.00%

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