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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 %
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 %
Photon Infotech Inc 5 $68,661 83.33%
Infac North America Inc 5 $43,314 83.33%
Clark Material Handling Company 5 $46,159 83.33%
Smartsoft International Inc 5 $46,159 83.33%
The Methodist Home Of Kentucky Inc 5 $44,000 83.33%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 5 $53,352 83.33%
Adex Medical Staffing Llc 5 $32,369 83.33%
Hagyard Davidson Mcgee Associates Pllc 5 $48,106 83.33%
Tekskills Inc 5 $45,623 83.33%
Cisco Systems Inc 5 $68,823 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shannon D Turner 8 $27,152 100.00%
Sff Hazel Llc 8 $27,825 100.00%
Greg Wilson 8 $23,501 100.00%
Donald Jordan Harris 8 $29,104 100.00%
John Tuggle 8 $23,486 100.00%
Strader Farms Llc 8 $26,861 100.00%
Joey Bishop 8 $21,918 100.00%
Alvis Monroe Farms Llc 8 $22,485 100.00%
Hooks Farms 8 $21,765 100.00%
Simons Farms 8 $20,571 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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