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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 %
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $55,910 66.67%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $79,971 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 2 $26,957 66.67%
Fundraisers 2 $31,387 66.67%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $45,700 66.67%
Managers, All Other 2 $60,248 66.67%
Landscape Architects 2 $41,174 66.67%
Designers, All Other 2 $63,481 66.67%
Editors 2 $48,735 66.67%
Dermatologists 2 $216,757 66.67%
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 %
Bolivia 2 $83,481 33.33%
Belize 2 $66,851 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $32,417 40.00%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 40.00%
Poland 2 $45,276 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $55,838 40.00%
Cyprus 2 $43,415 50.00%
Thailand 2 $43,420 50.00%
Ecuador 2 $51,607 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vertex Consulting Inc 13 $66,941 92.86%
Itlize Global Llc 13 $68,163 92.86%
Headstrong Services Llc 13 $68,381 92.86%
Perficient Inc 13 $80,170 92.86%
Data Intensity Llc 13 $103,590 92.86%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 13 $77,510 92.86%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 13 $73,333 92.86%
Tek Leaders Inc 13 $72,376 92.86%
Homecare Homebase Llc 13 $78,942 92.86%
Intellivision Inc 13 $81,747 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wm Tobacco Farms Llc 18 $23,076 100.00%
Wm Austin Newton 18 $24,272 100.00%
Hickory Hill Tobacco Llc 18 $24,807 100.00%
Benny Webb 18 $26,010 100.00%
Frogue Farms 18 $22,003 100.00%
Ksm Farms Llc 18 $24,675 100.00%
K B Farms Partnership 18 $26,218 100.00%
Turner Farms Tobacco Llc 18 $26,106 100.00%
Hunterton Farm Inc 17 $25,620 100.00%
Robert Lee Menees 17 $25,909 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wyatt Tarrant Combs Llp 1 $90,438 33.33%
Ici Llc 1 $51,126 33.33%
Aspect Software Inc 1 $66,997 50.00%
Yearsley Bloodstock Insurance Service Lexington 1 $68,931 50.00%
Southlake Radiology Pa 1 $187,199 50.00%
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital 1 $51,272 50.00%
Phoenix Process Equipment Co 1 $104,728 50.00%
Archway Roofing And Sheet Metal Systems Inc 1 $26,790 50.00%
Thomas More College 1 $41,030 50.00%
Hbc Radiomatic Inc 1 $80,496 50.00%

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