We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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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 %
Editors 2 $48,735 66.67%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 2 $31,990 66.67%
Loan Officers 2 $33,093 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2 $45,839 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $42,089 66.67%
Mechanical Drafters 2 $39,146 66.67%
Agricultural Engineers 2 $40,040 66.67%
Technical Writers 2 $47,508 66.67%
Landscape Architects 2 $41,174 66.67%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $45,700 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 2,181 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tanzania 1 $79,123 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $38,938 50.00%
Norway 1 $42,328 50.00%
Zambia 1 $79,810 100.00%
Switzerland 1 $70,990 100.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $63,086 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deebecon Inc 12 $57,325 92.31%
Liberate Medical Llc 12 $69,755 92.31%
Cyient Inc 12 $62,028 92.31%
Vyzer Solutions Inc 12 $64,199 92.31%
Savi Technologies Inc 12 $67,789 92.31%
Technumen Inc 12 $67,800 92.31%
Ashutosh Lohe Md Psc 12 $171,231 92.31%
Pinelake Physician Practices Llc 12 $196,978 92.31%
Kidney Specialists Of Kentucky Pllc 11 $187,674 84.62%
Select It Resources Llc 11 $69,525 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Kentucky Heart Lung Associates Psc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Louisville Gas And Electric Company 1 $121,056 50.00%
Aspire Systems Inc 1 $99,424 50.00%
Viet Nam Kitchen 1 $24,274 50.00%
Nucor Steel Sales Corporation 1 $50,419 50.00%
Corrigan Racing Stable Inc 1 $30,971 50.00%
Etown Lung Specialist Psc 1 $45,240 50.00%
Signature Payroll Services Llc 1 $41,434 50.00%
Republic Conduit Manufacturing 1 $65,666 50.00%
Momentive Speciality Chemicals Inc 1 $117,894 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