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)

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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 33.33%
Albania 1 $35,880 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $92,061 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $61,927 33.33%
Indonesia 1 $28,790 33.33%
Guyana 1 $119,683 33.33%
Barbados 1 $157,518 33.33%
St Lucia 1 $88,088 33.33%
Croatia 1 $36,680 33.33%
Israel 1 $208,000 33.33%

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 %
Fruit And Vegetable Canning 1 $100,110 100.00%
Museums 1 $24,149 100.00%
Specialized Design Services 1 $30,098 100.00%
Remediation Services 1 $80,933 100.00%
Sports Teams And Clubs 1 $40,480 100.00%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories 1 $61,859 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $22,422 100.00%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 1 $70,512 100.00%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 1 $93,725 100.00%
Sawmills And Wood Preservation 1 $40,373 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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