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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 %
E It Professionals Corp 12 $58,027 92.31%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 12 $57,972 92.31%
Deebecon Inc 12 $57,325 92.31%
Cyient Inc 12 $62,028 92.31%
Vyzer Solutions Inc 12 $64,199 92.31%
Samiteon Llc 12 $81,466 92.31%
Family Health Centers Inc 12 $117,771 92.31%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 12 $79,555 92.31%
Misicom Inc 12 $74,870 92.31%
Comdata Inc 12 $86,564 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jason Wilcoxson 17 $24,906 100.00%
Bittel Bittel Llc 17 $24,529 100.00%
Josh Curtis 17 $26,314 100.00%
Lennie Welcher 17 $26,686 100.00%
Paul Mann 17 $21,607 100.00%
S A S Farms Inc 17 $26,080 100.00%
Hinton Enterprises Llc 17 $21,607 100.00%
Martin Farms 16 $24,639 100.00%
Cherry Tobacco Farms Llc 16 $26,621 100.00%
Tony Greene 16 $25,957 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Kentucky Heart Lung Associates Psc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Viet Nam Kitchen 1 $24,274 50.00%
Louisville Gas And Electric Company 1 $121,056 50.00%
Tente Casters Inc 1 $81,162 50.00%
United Radio Inc Dba Bluestar 1 $96,554 50.00%
Ivs Llc 1 $85,675 50.00%
Standard Voice Networks Llc 1 $87,443 50.00%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 1 $60,778 50.00%
Kirti K Jain Md Psc Dba Highlands Cancer Center 1 $190,050 50.00%
Hagyard Davidson Mcgee Assoiciates Pllc 1 $81,120 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