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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 %
St Lucia 1 $88,088 50.00%
Croatia 1 $36,680 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $63,752 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $57,200 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $203,424 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $120,890 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Murty Pharmaceuticals Inc 8 $51,202 88.89%
First Tek Inc 8 $55,001 88.89%
Vascor Ltd 8 $58,175 88.89%
Margin5 Solutions Inc 8 $67,285 88.89%
Kentuckyone Health Inc 8 $78,452 88.89%
Zirmed Inc 8 $62,307 88.89%
First Object Inc 8 $56,982 88.89%
Walkwater Technologies Inc 8 $59,569 88.89%
Cbs Interactive Inc 8 $76,950 88.89%
Ashland Hospital Corporation 8 $121,018 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wayne Cropper 13 $20,182 100.00%
Michael Mckee 12 $27,830 100.00%
Cornelius Farms Llc 12 $21,008 100.00%
Mike Bellamy 12 $21,875 100.00%
Glenda Cook 12 $27,707 100.00%
Carter Tobacco Farm 12 $22,523 100.00%
Randall E Hardin 12 $21,816 100.00%
Reese W Smoot 12 $23,371 100.00%
Kuegel Tax Accounting Inc 12 $26,823 100.00%
R F Tanner Farms Llc 12 $26,603 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hysteryale Group Inc 1 $157,934 50.00%
Prysmian Cables And Systems Usa Llc 1 $91,187 50.00%
Rood And Riddle Equine Hospital 1 $43,971 50.00%
Atlas Air Inc 1 $61,859 50.00%
Ed Bullard Company 1 $92,248 50.00%
Bonedge Llc 1 $79,310 50.00%
Rkw America Llc Subsidiaries 1 $59,800 50.00%
Srg Global Llc 1 $107,890 50.00%
Klt Enterprises Inc 1 $33,821 50.00%
Mr Spotless Car Wash Llc 1 $30,534 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