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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 %
Auditors 3 $48,312 75.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3 $45,136 75.00%
Clergy 3 $39,853 75.00%
Architectural Drafters 3 $50,385 75.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 3 $49,677 75.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $47,632 75.00%
Web Administrators 3 $59,855 75.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 3 $52,076 100.00%
Foresters 3 $55,647 100.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 3 $59,800 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Hungary 1 $18,075 33.33%
Morocco 1 $38,430 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 50.00%
Albania 1 $35,880 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $92,061 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $61,927 50.00%
Indonesia 1 $28,790 50.00%
Guyana 1 $119,683 50.00%
Barbados 1 $157,518 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $88,088 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dbadirect Inc 9 $64,103 90.00%
Nur Islamic School Of Louisville 9 $53,750 90.00%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 9 $57,523 90.00%
National Financial Llc 9 $66,858 90.00%
Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc 9 $62,231 90.00%
Shinewell Technologies Inc 9 $58,494 90.00%
It Resources Inc 9 $68,226 90.00%
Vsln International Inc 9 $70,803 90.00%
Equian Llc 9 $71,370 90.00%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 9 $68,113 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flex Films Inc 1 $24,648 50.00%
Paxton Media Group Dba Wpsd Tv 1 $26,208 50.00%
Exelon Business Services Company 1 $62,213 50.00%
Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society Inc 1 $61,131 50.00%
Anesthesia Services Of Kentucky 1 $187,200 50.00%
Systems Solutions Of Paducah Inc 1 $39,187 50.00%
Save The Children Federation Inc 1 $63,752 50.00%
Darling Ingredients Inc 1 $79,810 50.00%
Sypris Technologies Inc 1 $94,744 50.00%
Spiaggia Llc Dba Roc Restaurant 1 $36,795 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage