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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 %
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 3 $28,246 75.00%
Foresters 3 $55,647 75.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 3 $49,677 75.00%
Web Administrators 3 $59,855 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 3 $67,267 100.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $41,039 100.00%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 3 $30,611 100.00%
Robotics Engineers 3 $78,506 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 3 $50,385 100.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 3 $21,909 100.00%
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 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 %
Jim Beam Brands Co 4 $100,266 100.00%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 4 $68,879 100.00%
Trianz Consulting Inc 4 $61,558 100.00%
Sans Solutions Enterprise Inc 4 $66,877 100.00%
Orpine Inc 4 $63,419 100.00%
Horizon Advanced Systems Inc 4 $70,876 100.00%
Deaconess Hospital Inc 4 $65,541 100.00%
Kentucky Interactive Llc 4 $78,749 100.00%
Caldwell Tanks Inc 4 $70,179 100.00%
Flextronics International Usa Inc 4 $70,070 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robertson Farms Glenn Robertson 5 $28,192 100.00%
Jackie Young 5 $25,526 100.00%
Carlton Page Barker 5 $28,325 100.00%
Jb Cs Llc 5 $20,758 100.00%
T Bond Llc 5 $21,070 100.00%
Dalton Bragg 5 $24,261 100.00%
Reese W Smoot Smoot Farms 5 $23,529 100.00%
Floyd Van Cook 5 $23,038 100.00%
Ronnie Sharp 5 $26,287 100.00%
Phillips Taul Husband Llc 5 $18,647 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 6,973 $26,112 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 2,791 $26,410 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 647 $21,341 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 187 $27,765 100.00%
Crop Production 69 $27,204 100.00%
Hay Farming 64 $26,479 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 55 $27,184 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 46 $28,162 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $29,107 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 35 $26,745 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 709 $77,730 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 550 $56,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 426 $72,286 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 337 $2,122,938 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 306 $77,926 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 256 $71,892 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 177 $681,669 100.00%
Landscaping Services 123 $24,244 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 114 $20,738 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 76 $19,666 100.00%

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