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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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,692	$60,562	99.70%
University Of Kentucky	1,273	$70,517	85.49%
Humana Inc	867	$84,423	95.70%
University Of Louisville	666	$48,952	90.61%
Wipro Limited	652	$59,902	95.18%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	640	$73,309	95.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	631	$62,677	96.04%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	604	$62,697	94.52%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	527	$60,083	87.11%
Infosys Limited	488	$63,784	99.39%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc	131	$2,610,909	15.90%
Archer Daniels Midland	66	$105,415	22.00%
Creative Image Bmp	61	$22,492	24.40%
Pikeville Medical Center Inc	55	$186,948	24.66%
Perdue Farms Inc	38	$20,959	29.01%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc	26	$17,539	26.00%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq	22	$18,075	22.68%
Fmr Llc	16	$86,289	18.18%
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Incdba Ge Appliances	16	$99,531	21.05%
Nanocube Technologies Llc	15	$61,927	22.73%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Facilities Management Services	29	$69,271	85.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	28	$63,052	84.85%
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing	27	$75,447	81.82%
Other Gambling Industries	27	$95,326	84.38%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	26	$67,486	81.25%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	26	$73,372	83.87%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	26	$67,905	86.67%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	26	$85,578	86.67%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	25	$66,901	83.33%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	25	$68,955	86.21%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	3	$26,548	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	2	$29,276	66.67%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction	2	$21,382	100.00%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products	2	$22,714	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	1	$26,957	50.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1	$26,957	50.00%
Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1	$25,792	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	1	$29,661	100.00%
Dry Pea And Bean Farming	1	$26,957	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	1	$19,244	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services	2	$43,399	22.22%
Office Administrative Services	2	$49,962	22.22%
Beauty Salons	2	$28,746	22.22%
Fluid Power Cylinder And Actuator Manufacturing	2	$79,768	22.22%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	2	$88,091	22.22%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	2	$22,298	25.00%
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	2	$70,481	25.00%
Commercial Banking	2	$89,783	25.00%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	2	$54,257	25.00%
Plastics Packaging Film And Sheet Including Laminated Manufacturing	2	$83,387	25.00%

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.