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Kentucky Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
29,605 62.48% $73,158 H-1B
15,269 32.22% $24,263 H-2A
2,275 4.80% $261,445 PERM
234 0.49% $79,153 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 47,383 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 29,605 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.48% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 15,269 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.22% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 394 $151,723 87.36%
Database Administrators 384 $64,574 93.66%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 335 $58,090 87.93%
Industrial Engineers 327 $70,581 86.97%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 322 $53,491 88.71%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 311 $99,531 92.84%
Management Analysts 308 $63,083 91.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 270 $45,443 92.15%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 234 $67,618 94.35%
Electrical Engineers 214 $75,310 92.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Laborers 1 $42,307 1.15%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $45,843 1.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $28,891 1.47%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 1 $26,957 2.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 32 $76,379 65.31%
Industrial Engineers 31 $71,671 72.09%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 29 $20,495 76.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 27 $86,227 72.97%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $77,170 67.65%
Family and General Practitioners 22 $116,062 70.97%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 21 $10,477,404 72.41%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 21 $120,516 75.00%
Mechanical Engineers 21 $77,623 80.77%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 20 $21,008 76.92%
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 374 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 600 $435,789 44.38%
Mexico 216 $36,759 50.35%
Philippines 55 $4,019,352 37.67%
China 41 $58,093 37.61%
Pakistan 40 $100,815 43.48%
South Korea 38 $49,680 41.30%
Canada 36 $102,290 46.75%
Nepal 24 $62,564 45.28%
Japan 21 $74,903 40.38%
Brazil 20 $58,725 51.28%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 10 $61,260 90.91%
Teksystems Inc 10 $75,256 90.91%
Logic Planet Inc 10 $67,093 90.91%
Cyma Systems Inc 10 $61,422 90.91%
Zensar Technologies Inc 10 $72,028 90.91%
Sydata Inc 10 $65,129 90.91%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 10 $71,171 90.91%
Standav Corp 10 $81,555 90.91%
Comprehab Inc 10 $63,436 90.91%
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Llc 10 $84,614 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rowlett Tobacco Farms Llc 15 $25,648 100.00%
William S Allen Jr 15 $22,888 100.00%
Croft Farms Llc 15 $26,326 100.00%
Harper Family Farms Llc 15 $25,853 100.00%
Germantown Farms Llc 15 $26,599 100.00%
David Hunt 15 $22,816 100.00%
Bobby Kennedy 15 $25,588 100.00%
Tom Willett 15 $20,610 100.00%
Brent Cornett 15 $23,700 100.00%
Aaron M Walker Llc 15 $26,046 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tj Cho Corporation 1 $35,880 50.00%
Jk Used Cars Inc 1 $23,005 50.00%
Highlands Health System 1 $208,000 50.00%
Comprehensive Health Management Inc 1 $69,867 50.00%
Catalent Pharma Solutions 1 $73,570 50.00%
Weller Ice Llc Dba Vogt Ice Llc 1 $58,302 50.00%
Alpa Inc Dba Ramada Inn 1 $43,576 50.00%
Woodbridge Holdings Inc 1 $56,077 50.00%
Kentucky Utilities Company 1 $108,763 50.00%
Rkw North America Inc 1 $57,262 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 1 $96,054 100.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 1 $108,763 100.00%
Car Washes 1 $30,534 100.00%
Sales Financing 1 $47,611 100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 1 $151,341 100.00%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 1 $104,728 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 1 $118,061 100.00%

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 $73,158. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage