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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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	385	$43,067	85.37%
Database Administrators	384	$64,574	93.66%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323	$53,495	88.98%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	318	$57,322	87.60%
Industrial Engineers	294	$69,097	86.98%
Management Analysts	288	$61,577	92.31%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	271	$94,201	93.13%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	234	$67,618	94.35%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	210	$45,537	91.70%
Information Technology Project Managers	209	$68,545	92.48%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Engineers	28	$71,110	57.14%
Software Developers, Systems Software	27	$86,227	64.29%
Family and General Practitioners	22	$116,062	57.89%
Mechanical Engineers	21	$77,623	60.00%
Electrical Engineers	20	$76,424	58.82%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	20	$21,008	64.52%
Statisticians	20	$71,137	68.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	19	$120,111	70.37%
Surgeons	19	$171,819	73.08%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$65,815	69.23%

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 %
El Salvador	15	$35,843	46.88%
Bangladesh	15	$24,938	48.39%
Vietnam	14	$25,036	58.33%
Jordan	13	$141,878	56.52%
Nigeria	12	$65,759	54.55%
Germany	12	$65,666	54.55%
United Kingdom	11	$65,587	55.00%
Iran	10	$55,561	52.63%
Venezuela	8	$67,683	44.44%
Lebanon	8	$133,549	44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Technosoft Corporation	23	$67,111	95.83%
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc	22	$62,149	91.67%
Kentucky State University	22	$47,689	91.67%
Catalent Pharma Solutions	22	$76,868	91.67%
Federal Soft Systems Inc	22	$71,924	91.67%
Econvergence Inc	22	$77,819	91.67%
Centre College Of Kentucky	21	$48,782	87.50%
Jefferson County Public Schools	21	$49,524	91.30%
Igate Technologies Inc	21	$49,885	91.30%
Computech Corporation	21	$65,218	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Heart Soy Llc	2	$21,112	40.00%
General Cable Corporation	2	$77,803	50.00%
Yum Restaurant Services Group Llc	2	$84,147	50.00%
Gulf South Pipeline	2	$54,257	50.00%
Henkel Us Operations Corporation	2	$84,022	50.00%
Tristate Lawn Care Inc	2	$31,013	50.00%
Global It Solutions Llc	2	$97,771	50.00%
Athenian House Catering Llc Dba Athenian Grill	2	$50,690	50.00%
Summit Energy Services	2	$96,346	50.00%
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc Dba Ge Appliances	2	$96,169	50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	12,113	$63,641	93.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,372	$51,392	86.70%
Computer Systems Design Services	1,690	$69,059	91.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,146	$129,332	92.05%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	767	$156,154	88.06%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	703	$78,083	93.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	641	$68,471	86.04%
Management Consulting Services	575	$60,862	98.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	411	$74,892	96.03%
Other Computer Related Services	360	$63,456	93.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Crop Farming	6,167	$25,421	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	2,537	$26,113	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	647	$21,341	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	135	$26,460	100.00%
Crop Production	69	$27,204	100.00%
Hay Farming	52	$25,357	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	45	$26,471	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	30	$27,403	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	27	$25,921	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	26	$25,243	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	328	$2,178,694	47.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	297	$77,162	55.83%
Other Food Manufacturing	63	$105,404	14.79%
Engineering Services	59	$72,396	17.99%
Horses And Other Equine Production	26	$43,929	8.75%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	24	$45,245	9.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	22	$76,970	12.79%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing	18	$99,157	14.63%
Religious Organizations	17	$48,318	14.91%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	15	$81,971	19.74%

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.